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).

The second week at the Ak-Dzhar location brought new insights. Take a look with us into the secrets of life on the Silk Road.

Start of Ak-Dzhar 2024 research season.

This stunning photograph, which perfectly characterizes Mount Sulaiman Too and its surroundings, has no known author.

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 wereRead more about Animal bones and other archaeozoological remains from Ak-Dzhar, Southern Kyrgyzstan[…]