Since August 2, 2018, the expedition of the archaeological research center of S. Toraighyrov PSU has been conducting archaeological research on the territory of Kalmak Kyrylgan and the Akshiman rural district.
To date, a lot of work has been done, during which the following sites were discovered: the site of the Stone Age Shatyrbulak, the burial ground of the Bronze Age Shatyrbulak 2, the settlements of the early Iron Age Bzaukora 1-3, the funeral and memorial complex Kalmak Kyrylgan and others.
In the vicinity of the Kalmak-Kırılgan complex, stone hoes of an early form were discovered, a stone altar with the remains of coals and animal bones was investigated.
On the territory of the Shatyrbulak site, flakes and macroliths of the Neolithic-Eneolithic time were found, materials from light gray jasperlike stones represented by the Atbasar industry, materials synchronous to the early Neolithic and Mesolithic periods.
On the burial ground of the developed bronze era Shatyrbulak 2, the remains of a children's burial were discovered.
Two more burial grounds of the Bronze Age, related to the Alakul-Atassu and Fedorov - Nurin cultures, were discovered at the Kosbulak spring.
Settlement objects with traces of metallurgical activity, represented by numerous iron products: stone hoes, spinning wheels, grindstones, ceramics fragments, arrowheads, samples of toreutics, earthenware and other objects were identified.
The local population provide assistance in identifying archaeological sites; they share their findings and places rich in historical heritage.
For example, in an ancient manufacture, supposedly, there are the remains of miners killed with bows and other weapons. This is evidenced by injuries on the skulls, the disordered position of the bones and bronze arrowheads found among the remains.
Now experts in rock art are invited to the project, thanks to whom it was possible to identify new monuments. This closed the white spot on the archaeological map and created the possibility of including the identified objects in tourist routes.