As a result of archaeological excavations at the Kuldortepa site, located in the Urgut district of the Samarkand region, remains of a temple, murals, a pillar made of juniper, ancient mirrors, and coins were discovered. This was reported by the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology.
It is known that the Kuldortepa monument was mentioned in ancient Chinese sources as Mi or Mimokhe, and in Arab-Persian sources as Maymurgh.
According to the director of the institute, Muminkhan Saidov, in recent years, as a result of joint archaeological research conducted by scientists from Uzbekistan, Japan, and Germany, the location of the worship room, columned portico, and corridor rooms of the early medieval temple has been discovered and studied. One of the most important finds is the paintings preserved on the walls of the room dating back to the earlier construction period of the temple. These images, painted in red and black on a white background, clearly show geometric frieze decorations. Also, a 4.75-meter-long juniper column, a mirror made during the Han Dynasty of China, and coins of the Sogdian ruler Ukkurt Chamuk were discovered in the temple.
Currently, conservation and restoration work is being carried out on the wall paintings found by specialists of the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology. According to researchers, the finds of Kuldortepa provide new and important information about the religious processes, architectural and cultural traditions that took place in Sogd in the early Middle Ages.
