20
Mar
Day after day
A day of archaeological research at the Ak-Jar site? Watch the following video.
05
Jan
Archaeobotany on the Silk Road, research results in southern Kyrgyzstan
The Silk Road is one of the most famous trade routes, which is necessarily associated not only with the exchange of goods and knowledge, but also with cultural customs and cultivated crops. The waypoints on this relatively branched route served as a kind of centers, on whose development it is possible to follow its dynamics.Read more about Archaeobotany on the Silk Road, research results in southern Kyrgyzstan[…]
19
Nov
New discoveries
As part of the autumn season of 2023, the team focused on the survey of the wider area of the Ak-Jar site in an attempt to reveal the significance and position of these mounds at one of the branches of the Silk Road. In this context, a survey of the basin of the Kurshab RiverRead more about New discoveries[…]
28
Oct
GIS lectures on Jalalabad university
At the beginning of October 2023, a lecture on predictive modeling of the Silk Road route through the Pamirs (from Osh to Kashgar) was held at the Jalalabad University (Institute of History). Read more about GIS lectures on Jalalabad university …
19
Jun
Two short films about the expedition to the Pamir in 1928
The end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century was in the spirit of interesting scientific cooperation between Germany and Russia (Soviet Union). Read more about Two short films about the expedition to the Pamir in 1928 …
03
Jan
A brief history of Archaeology in Southern Kyrgyzstan
Turkestan times Contrary to the prevailing opinion that archeology developed in Central Asia during the Soviet Empire, the first researchers (more ethnographic than archaeological) visited the eastern part of the Ferghana basin and southern Kyrgyzstan already at the end of the 19th century. At its end, the Ferghan basin became the subject of interest ofRead more about A brief history of Archaeology in Southern Kyrgyzstan[…]
27
Oct
Research Expedition in Southern Kyrgyzstan (Ak-Jar Site, 2021)
The Department of Archeology, Faculty of Arts, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen carries out research expedition in southern Kyrgyzstan (18th-28th October). In cooperation with natural scientists from the Czech Academy of Sciences, colleagues from the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, Osh State University and the National Historical and Archaeological Museum Complex Suleyman-TooRead more about Research Expedition in Southern Kyrgyzstan (Ak-Jar Site, 2021)[…]
15
Oct
Season 2021 just started…
07
Mar
First Czechs and Slovaks in Kyrgyzstan – Interhelpo project
The first contact between Central Europe and Kyrgyzstan (excluding ephemeral travelers) was the Interhelpo project – a communist project of enthusiasts who left Czechoslovakia in an effort to help the newly formed Soviet Union. Read more about First Czechs and Slovaks in Kyrgyzstan – Interhelpo project …
19
Dec
Archeology. Like any other science, it copies social discourse.
The national and historical paradigm of the humanities in the first and second half of the 20th century led to the search for civilizational issues, especially at the ethnic level, and historical events such as invasions and war cataclysms. Read more about Archeology. Like any other science, it copies social discourse. …