International Women’s Day 2022

WE HONOUR the women of archaeology whose contributions to our understanding of central asian history and cultures is immense This month we honoured three women scientists from Central Asia. Read their extended profiles which detail their work on the archaeology and architecture of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Galina Karimova, lead researcher, INSTITUTE OF HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY NAMED AFTER A. DONISH Tatyana Filiminova, lead researcher, INSTITUTE … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2022

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archaeology and the world, february 2022

A SHORT REFLECTION ON HOW OUR WORK INTERSECTS WITH OUR WORLD FOLLOWED BY good news LINKS TO CURRENT RESEARCH As archaeologists who surround ourselves, often internalising, the vestiges of past lives—conflicts, daily ephemera, societal shifts manifested in material culture— we cannot separate our intellectual interests from the world we live in. We jump between the long view and checking social media or email feeds. We … Continue reading archaeology and the world, february 2022

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january 2022 musings

some terrific reading here – enjoy!! First, we wish to congratulate project Principal Investigator and Professor Tim Williams on being awarded The Sir Richard Burton Medal, 2022 by the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Nominated by Professor Susan Whitfield who writes ‘Tim is known in particular for his long-running exploration, archaeological and documentation projects in Beirut and Central Asia, for his collaborations … Continue reading january 2022 musings

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