Abstract

The article describes imported ceramic products excavated during archaeological expeditions in medieval settlements of the Southern Aral Sea region. The main functional purposes of imported artifacts are analyzed, and its pseudo-manufacture by local potters is considered. They show about the roles of the Great Silk Road in the development of ceramic production in the medieval Southern Aral Sea region. With the help of trade relations, new goods, new technologies, cultural news were brought, which served for the benefit of humanity. In this respect, imported ceramic products occupied an important place among the material values. Thanks to the functioning of the Great Silk Road, the South Aral Sea potters borrowed innovative technologies and tried to produce local products. Imported ceramics, autopsies in medieval South Aral settlements, indicate the establishment of foreign trade relations with countries such as China, Iran, the Middle East, Volga and Black Sea Golden Horde cities. In the Middle Ages, ceramic goods were not only imported, but also exported to neighboring countries. Due to the existence of the Great Silk Road, the countries that used the services of this route were closely connected with each other, received a new potential for the development of not only trade, but also the development of handicraft potential.