The latest issue of Lidé a Země (1/2026) features a new popular-science article entitled “Starověké železářství a zaniklá krajina v horách Střední Asie: tam, kde plál oheň pod horami (Ancient Iron Production and a Vanished Landscape in the Mountains of Central Asia: Where Fire Once Burned Beneath the Mountains), authored by Atilla Vatansever and LenkaRead more about Where Fire Once Burned Beneath the Mountains[…]
The third annual scholarly colloquium Winds of the Steppe, Walls of the Oasis: Contributions to the Archaeology and History of Central Asia (Vítr stepí, hradby oáz. Příspěvky k archeologii a historii Střední Asie) took place on 20 November 2025 at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The traditional meeting, organised by the Institute of ClassicalRead more about Winds of the Steppe, Walls of the Oasis: Czech and Foreign Researchers Present New Discoveries from Central Asia[…]
The current results of research into the topography of archaeological and modern settlements in the eastern part of the Fergana Basin were presented at the conference Computer Support in Archaeology in Broumov, Czech Republic. In accordance with the theme of the conference (AI in research), the results of training a spatial model for automatic detectionRead more about AI in Fergana – automatic detection of traces of historical settlement[…]
Yu. A. Zadneprovskyi was from the generation of those who had a hard life experience of war years. Therefore, when he came to archeology, he already had hard war years behind him, wounds, concussion, harsh post-blockade Leningrad. And when in the summer of 1946, after finishing his first year, he first got into the archeologicalRead more about Yuryi Alexandrovich Zadneprovskyi in the history of Kyrgyz archaeology[…]
Galina Anatolyevna Brykina was born on January 15, 1929 in Yelets, Lipetsk Region, Russia. In 1953, she graduated from the History Department of Moscow State University and in the same year was hired as a senior laboratory assistant at the Institute of Archaeology of the USSR Academy of Sciences, where she worked until the endRead more about Galina Anatolyevna Brykina. A life devoted to the study of Fergana.[…]
On October 25-26, 2024, an expert archaeological conference dedicated to the memory of Y. A. Zadneprovskyi and G.A. Brykina was held in Osh. From the contributions received at the conference, a collection was compiled and printed, the content of which we bring to you on these pages.
The Journal of Anthropological Archaeology published an analytical study focusing on the ethnography and archaeology of tandyrs in southern Kyrgyzstan. The research team is proud that their research is starting to appear in international journals – it is a recognition of several years of work in this region. And so are the local artisans whoRead more about Ethnoarchaeological study on tandyrs of southern Kyrgyzstan published[…]
Following a visit to (and initial assessment of the potential of) the Shorobashat site in 2023, this agglomeration will be the target of a systematic field survey in 2024. The culturally eponymous site, which dominates the settlement pattern of the Kara-suu region, has already been the subject of interest and research by Y. Zadneprovskyi andRead more about What would we do on Shorobashat in 2024?[…]
The regular meeting of European Archaeologists (EAA) took place in Rome this year. The Czech team from southern Kyrgyzstan presented ethnoarchaeological research on the production, distribution and use of tandyrs as a traditional craft in Central Asia (session 505: Ethnographies of Makers and Making: Traditional Craft and Technology in Contemporary Societies). Read more about Tandyr research – a presentation on EAA Rome …
This stunning photograph, which perfectly characterizes Mount Sulaiman Too and its surroundings, has no known author. Read more about Unknown author and dating of Sulaiman Too photo …