Animal bone remains from Kyrgyz sites are rarely published, so studying material from Ak-Dzhar near Osh can provide valuable information for understanding past and present communities. In the case of Ak-Dzhar, animal bones and other vertebrate remains were recovered mainly by hand-collecting of archaeological sondages; in a few cases, samples from the archaeological fills were also floated. The analysis of finds was carried out at the excavation site under field conditions and so only a limited number of instruments were available. Within the domesticated ungulates, sheep and goat (Ovis/Capra) remains formed the dominant component of the assemblage. Findings of different age categories and different anatomical skeletal parts were recorded, with…