Within Central Asia there is an unusual group of earthen buildings (koshks), usually constructed on raised platforms, with vertical engaged columns forming iconic ‘corrugations’ on the exterior walls. The complexes are semi-fortified, with a second storey entrance, and often with asymmetrical ranges of rooms around an internal courtyard. Little systematic archaeological work has taken place on these monuments, which have mainly been studied as relatively eroded standing structures. However, recent work at the Great Kyz Kala at Merv, Turkmenistan, the largest surviving monumental koshk in Central Asia, has provided more details of construction and use. The excavations suggest that this complex was constructed in the 8th/9th century CE, with well-appointed rooms on the second storey, including a large hall, and functional rooms and storage spaces around a courtyard on the lower floor. The complex was set within an enclosure, containing gardens and possibly ancillary buildings. This particular koshk may have acted as an elite palatial suburban residence, perhaps for the governor of Merv.

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中亚半加强的宫殿建筑群：土库曼斯坦梅尔夫的大奇兹卡拉宫新作

在中亚地区，有一组不寻常的土制建筑（koshks），通常建在高架平台上，垂直啮合的圆柱在外墙上形成标志性的“波纹”。这些建筑群是半加固的，有第二层入口，并且经常在内部庭院周围形成一系列不对称的房间。这些古迹几乎没有进行过系统的考古工作，而这些古迹主要是作为相对腐蚀的站立结构进行研究。但是，土库曼斯坦梅尔夫（Greater Kyz Kala）最近在土库曼斯坦梅尔夫（Great Kyz Kala）进行的工作提供了更多的建造和使用细节，土库曼斯坦是中亚现存规模最大的纪念性建筑。挖掘表明，该建筑群建于公元8/9世纪，在第二层设有设备齐全的房间，包括一个大大厅，以及位于较低楼层的庭院周围的功能室和储物空间。该建筑群设在一个围场内，内有花园和可能的附属建筑。这个特殊的科什克人可能曾是一个富丽堂皇的郊区住宅，也许是梅尔夫的州长。