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[…]

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. …

In November this year the Department of Archeology in Pilsen had a rare visit by colleagues from the Kyrgyz city of Osh. In addition to getting to know Czech life in Pilsen and Prague, a series of lectures on Kyrgyz archeology were held at the department: Samara Osmonova: Ethnography of Kyrgyzstan and material culture inRead more about Kyrgyz archaeologists in the Czech Republic[…]