Grave structures of the population of the lower part of the Amudarya in the islamic period (On the example of archeological monuments of IX-XIII centuries)

Abstract

This article analyzes the burial structures of the Khorezm Muslim population in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya on the basis of archeological research sources. The materials under consideration and data obtained by other researchers (ethnographic data) are important for the generalization of research on the paleodemography of the population of Khorezm, to study the demographic structure of its population in different regions in different historical periods and to gain a closer understanding of many processes in Islam.