The purpose of the article is to analyze materials related to cultic objects discovered during the excavations of the Zhankent settlement. The archaeological research has yielded numerous findings concerning the daily life, customs, and worldview of the Oghuz tribes in the early Middle Ages. One such complex consists of hearth supports in the form of sheep protoms, oriented in opposite directions on a flat, rectangular cross-section base, which were found in residential buildings at the Zhankent settlement. It should be emphasized that these hearth supports should be considered not only as items intended for heating the premises, but also as cultic structures. The hearth, both in ancient times and in the modern period, was a key component of residential buildings, serving the primary functions of food preparation and heating. At the same time, the hearth was a sacred space, associated with the cult of fire. Studies on the human perception of fire demonstrate that the hearth also served as a sacred place within the dwelling. Examples of this can be found in the hearths discovered at the Zhankent, Kesken-kuyuk-kala, Shirkely Kos-asar, and Sortobe 1 sites, which researchers associate with Oghuz towns of the 8th–10th centuries AD.