THE ROLE OF SENTINELS IN FORTIFICATION OF THE SOUTHERN KAZAKHSTAN
The paper presents preliminary results of exploration and excavation archaeological works. The works were carried out along theArys River valley and in the foothills of Karatauin Turkestan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Researchers examined the constructions of defensive nature made in the form of sentinelsinlspidzhab historical and cultural district, people call themKaraultobe. Stratigraphic data obtained from the study of all objects showed that they are artificially built sentinel hills with different sizes. It was found that in some cases, the sentinel hills were re - used as signal points by reinforcing the mound.