25
May
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.
Category: archaeology
18
May
Expedice Ak-Dzhar 2024
Start of Ak-Dzhar 2024 research season.
11
Apr
Unknown author and dating of Sulaiman Too photo
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 …
04
Apr
Animal bones and other archaeozoological remains from Ak-Dzhar, Southern Kyrgyzstan
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[…]
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[…]