Archaeologists in Kyrgyzstan uncover an 11th-13th century bathhouse with wall-channel heating at Kochkor-Bashy

Archaeologists have uncovered a public bathhouse dating to the 11th-13th centuries at the ancient Kochkor-Bashy settlement near the village of Kum-Dobo in the Kochkor district of Kyrgyzstan's Naryn region. The find was reported on 13 November.

Excavation began in 2024 and the boiler room was exposed in 2026. The complex includes bathing rooms, areas where water was heated and parts of a heating system. Warmth was distributed through special channels built into the walls.

According to the researchers, the discovery shows that fairly sophisticated engineering solutions for heating public buildings were used here about a thousand years ago. Research at the settlement continues.