Byalgan ( inh, Баьлгӏане, Bälghane) is a
medieval aul in the
Dzheyrakhsky District of
Ingushetia
Ingushetia (; russian: Ингуше́тия; inh, ГӀалгӏайче, Ghalghayče), officially the Republic of Ingushetia,; inh, Гӏалгӏай Мохк, Ghalghay Moxk is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. ...
. It is part of the
rural settlement (administrative center) of
Olgeti
Olgeti ( inh, Оалгатӏе, Oalgathe), also sometimes mentioned as Olgetti is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') in Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It forms the ...
.
Geography
The village is located in the southern part of Ingushetia at a distance of about 9 kilometers in a straight line to the south-east from the regional center of
Dzheyrakh
Dzheyrakh ( inh, ЖӀайрах, Žyajrax; russian: Джейрах) - is a village and administrative center of Dzheyrakhsky District, in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia.
Etymology
The name "Dzheyrakh" is associated with the Arabic name Jarra ...
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Archaeology
The battle tower of Byalgan is one of the oldest in mountainous Ingushetia. As a result of a radiocarbon study, scientists date the tower to 1298–1440.
Radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon.
The method was dev ...
was carried out in the
US at the Center for Applied Radioisotope Research at the
Georgia State University. For the tower, two samples were dated, taken from one core (No. D42A-10), obtained from a wooden element of the tower structure - the horizontal beam-lintel of the 3rd floor window. The beam is made of linden. The gap between two samples is 86 growth rings.
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External links
Открытый КавказByalgan: 3D virtual tour
Rural localities in Ingushetia
History of Ingushetia