Species composition of bone remains of animals from medieval Аspara and Sharuashylyk settlements (according to the results of the excavations of 2021)

New data on the species composition of late Middle Ages paleofauna (13-15 centuries) are published, obtained from excavation materials hillforts Aspara and Sharuashylyk in valleys Shu Talas rivers. The hillfort is located foothill plain north Kyrgyz Alatau, left bank river. tributary lower reaches Talas, semi-desert zone, at southwestern outskirts sandy desert Moyynkum. A comparative study medieval settlements different landscapes Shu-Talas interfluve carried out for first time. 3047 mammalian bones were studied, 67.1% which determined up to species. Almost all bone remains before genus belong pets (95.9%). Among mammals birds Sharuashylyk, proportion 99.3%, - 96.6%. More than half sample (51.3%) small cattle bones. second place terms number belongs (30%), third – horses (16.8%). Small numbers camel dogs present. make it possible assess degree similarity differences paleozoological complexes two simultaneous sites natural geographical zones. Keywords: interfluve, later Ages, Aspara, paleozoology, animal husbandry, hunting.