Category: archaeology

A Cattle Watering Place as a Source of Knowledge About the Past
18 Feb
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A Cattle Watering Place as a Source of Knowledge About the Past

We got a short overview from Petr Kočár, the main author of recently published paper in Archaeological and Antrhopological Sciences Researchers from several Czech academic institutions investigated a unique archaeological feature on the southeastern edge of the Fergana Valley in Kyrgyzstan, at the site of AkDzhar. The focus of their research was the fill ofRead more about A Cattle Watering Place as a Source of Knowledge About the Past[…]

Indelible Traces in the Landscape: The Phenomenon of Kurgans in Kyrgyzstan
10 Feb
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Indelible Traces in the Landscape: The Phenomenon of Kurgans in Kyrgyzstan

When driving through the high-mountain valleys of the Tian Shan or gazing at the horizons of Lake Issyk-Kul, you cannot miss them – Kurgans. These burial mounds, which have shaped the face of the Kyrgyz landscape for millennia, are not merely silent hills of earth and stone. They are fascinating open-air archives, concealing stories ofRead more about Indelible Traces in the Landscape: The Phenomenon of Kurgans in Kyrgyzstan[…]

Designing the Foothills: Prehistoric Irrigation, Fields, and Rural Settlementat Ravat, South-western Kyrgyzstan
07 Feb
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Designing the Foothills: Prehistoric Irrigation, Fields, and Rural Settlementat Ravat, South-western Kyrgyzstan

A new research article entitled “Designing the Foothills: Prehistoric Irrigation, Fields, and Rural Settlement at Ravat, South-western Kyrgyzstan” has just been published in the prestigious journal IANSA (Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica – Natural Sciences in Archaeology). The article is authored by Atilla Vatansever, Lenka Lisá, Jozef Chajbullin Koštial, Libor Petr, Aleš Bajer, Kadicha Iskandarovna Tashbaeva, and AlsuRead more about Designing the Foothills: Prehistoric Irrigation, Fields, and Rural Settlementat Ravat, South-western Kyrgyzstan[…]

Where Fire Once Burned Beneath the Mountains
21 Jan
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Where Fire Once Burned Beneath the Mountains

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[…]

Winds of the Steppe, Walls of the Oasis: Czech and Foreign Researchers Present New Discoveries from Central Asia
30 Nov
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Winds of the Steppe, Walls of the Oasis: Czech and Foreign Researchers Present New Discoveries from Central Asia

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[…]

AI in Fergana – automatic detection of traces of historical settlement
29 May
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AI in Fergana – automatic detection of traces of historical settlement

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[…]

Yuryi Alexandrovich Zadneprovskyi in the history of Kyrgyz archaeology
09 Dec
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Yuryi Alexandrovich Zadneprovskyi in the history of Kyrgyz archaeology

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. A life devoted to the study of Fergana.
06 Dec
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Galina Anatolyevna Brykina. A life devoted to the study of Fergana.

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.[…]

Ethnoarchaeological study on tandyrs of southern Kyrgyzstan published
06 Nov
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Ethnoarchaeological study on tandyrs of southern Kyrgyzstan published

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[…]