Itheku lase-Ukok liseGorny Altai emngceleni wezifundazwe ezine: iRussia, iChina, iMongolia neRiphabhuliki yaseKazakhstan. Le ndawo emangalisayo, ezungezwe izintaba ezikhuphukela esibhakabhakeni, akufundwanga kangako ngenxa yokungafinyeleleki kwayo, kepha ngisho nocwaningo olwenziwe lwaba negalelo elikhulu kwezesayensi futhi lwenza umphakathi wacabanga ngomlando wempilo.
Ithafa lase-Ukok: izici zesimo sezulu nokusizakala
Ithafa lalahleka kude ezintabeni, ngaphambi kokuba kungenzeki ukufinyelela kulo, ngakho-ke baqala ukuhlola indawo ezungezile sekwephuze kakhulu, yize imininingwane ethile yanikezwa ngokuhlangana nezinto ezivela kolunye uhambo. Ithafa liyindawo eyisicaba etholakala ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha ama-2 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle. Izungezwe izintaba ezimbozwe izinguzunga zeqhwa ngisho nasehlobo.
Imvelo ehlanzekile enjalo ayinakuguqulwa ngumuntu, ngoba kunzima kakhulu ukuhlala kule ndawo. Isimo sezulu sinzima ngemvula ejwayelekile. Imvamisa likhithika ngisho nasehlobo. Ngenxa yokushiswa yilanga okuqinile, ithafa lase-Ukok livame ukukhanyiswa yilanga, lihlobise izindawo ezinhle ezivele zinobuhle.
Izithombe zendawo ezungezile ziyamangalisa, ngakho-ke ngenxa yobuhle bemvelo kufanelekile ukuvakashela ithafa. Inani elikhulu lezilwane lihlala lapha, ngakho-ke akunzima kangako ukubona ibhere noma ingwe.
Namuhla ungafika endaweni enhle kunazo zonke ngemvelo ehlanzekile ngokwakho. Umgwaqo uqala eBiysk futhi uthatha cishe amahora angama-6-7 wokushayela. Uma uya, ugxile kuzixhumanisi ezifakiwe ze-GPS, ezibukeka njenge-49.32673 ne-87.71168, ungathola ukuthi uhambo oluya e-Ukok luzothatha amakhilomitha amangaki.
AmaSkithe nezinye izizwe
Ngenxa yokuqongelela okukhulu kwezinguzunga zeqhwa ezikhula lapha unyaka nonyaka, leli thafa lifihla izimfihlo eziningi zempucuko edlule. Abantu abahlukahlukene babazi ukuthi iphi ithafa lase-Ukok, ngakho izizwe eziyimizulane zazivame ukuliwela phakathi nohambo lwazo. Ukusuka lapha, ososayensi bavame ukukhubeka ngamathuluzi asendlini anezinkulungwane zeminyaka ubudala. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi phakathi kwabo kukhona imikhiqizo eyenziwe ngesikhumba, ubumba, ukhuni, okungekho ngaphansi kwezimo ezijwayelekile obekungeke kusinde.
Kuningi "izipho" zomlando ezifanayo ezashiywa amaSkithe. Uma izivakashi zizibuza ukuthi zizobona ini kule ndawo engonakalisiwe, nakanjani zizokwelulekwa ukuthi zivakashele ama-altare amatshe, athathwa njengendawo engcwele eyenziwe ngabantu basendulo. Amahemuhemu athi uma owesifazane ehlala esihlalweni esinjalo esenziwe ngumuntu, nakanjani uzokhulelwa kungekudala.
Imfihlakalo yenkosazana yempucuko yasemkhathini
Ukuvubukula ngo-1993 kwadonsela amehlo amakhulu ebhodini lase-Ukok. Ososayensi bathole ukungcwatshwa komuntu owathunyelwa ohambweni lwakhe lokugcina, ephelezelwa yizinto eziyigugu nehhashi. Kepha, bamangala nini lapho, ngaphansi komhlaba, bethola ingcebo ebaluleke kakhulu engenayo incazelo enengqondo.
Ngaphansi kwezinsalela zendoda kwakufihlwe i-sarcophagus nowesifazane omisiwe womjaho waseCaucasus, owayengenzanga ushintsho, yize iminyaka yakhe elinganiselwe yayingaphezu kwezinkulungwane zeminyaka. Owesifazane omude onobuso obuhle nobuso wayephelele ebucwebe begolide nesiliva, ezungezwe izindwangu zikasilika kanye nama-gizmos angaphandle.
Sincoma ukubona ihlathi lamatshe laseShilin.
Kepha izinsuku zakhe zokungcwatshwa zisukela ngesikhathi lapho isintu bekusamele sihambe ngezikhumba namaklabhu aselungile. Ukutholwa okunjalo kungenze ngazibuza ukuthi lo wesifazane ufike kanjani lapha nokuthi kungani aphathwa njengonkulunkulu.
Ososayensi babize lo wesifazane otholakele "i-Altai princess" futhi banquma ukuthatha konke abakutholile ethafeni lase-Ukok. Abahlali bendawo babethukuthele ukuthi indawo engcwele iphazamisekile, futhi izinsalela zemidondoshiya zakhishwa phansi. Baxwayise ngazo zonke izindlela mayelana nemizamo yokuthatha okutholakele ezindaweni zokungcwaba. Ngenxa yalokho, uhambo oluya eNovosibirsk, naseMoscow lwalungelula, futhi e-Altai kwakukhona ukuzamazama okunamandla okusakazeke kude nomakhelwane.
Kulabo abanesithakazelo endabeni engavamile yokubonakala "kwenkosazana yase-Altai", ungashaya umgwaqo futhi uzifundele ngawakho izinganekwane ezizungeza yena. Namuhla, bambalwa abantu abanenkinga yokuthi bangafika kanjani ngokwabo ethafeni lase-Ukok, njengoba izivakashi zivame ukuza lapha ukujabulela ubuhle. Kuyiqiniso, ukuvakashela ngo-2016 uzodinga ukudlula, lapho kungcono khona ukubhalisa kusengaphambili yonke indawo ofuna ukuyibuka.
