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: research
Expedice Ak-Dzhar 2024
Start of Ak-Dzhar 2024 research season.
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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 …
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 …
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)[…]
A look back at 2019 and a new research season for 2020.
The initial research season in 2019 was mostly about exploring the possibilities and potential of the landscape for future archaeological research. Read more about A look back at 2019 and a new research season for 2020. …