january 2023 musings
a few events and readings to begin the year with From all of us to all of you, a happy and healthy 2023!! If you… Continue reading january 2023 musings
2022 annual roundup Декабрь 2022 – Итоги года
A REGIONAL STUDY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES FOR TAJIKISTAN, TRAVELOGUES TO KYRGYZSTAN AND A DATABASE OF HERITAGE SITES IN UKRAINE; scroll down to read in russian… Continue reading 2022 annual roundup Декабрь 2022 – Итоги года
november 2022 musings
news from tajikistan, a guide to khorezm, database for ukraine ARCHAEOLOGY & CULTURE Avesta.tj published a report on a recent discovery of Bactrian inscriptions on… Continue reading november 2022 musings
october 2022 musings
ARCHAEOLOGY, CLIMATE ACTION, AFGHANISTAN, SILK ROAD THINGS TO READ ARCHAEOLOGY This little discovery in Kyrgyzstan: As reported in AKIPress: ‘A joint Uzbek-Italian archaeological expedition discovered… Continue reading october 2022 musings
september 2022 musings
a short look at some climate related news and projects in Central Asia Editor’s note: photo was taken amid the drought, Hampstead Heath, London, July… Continue reading september 2022 musings
August 2022 musings
end of summer lists of new articles on #Archaeology in #CentralAsia, new projects and books to enjoy
may 2022 musings
A LITERATURE FESTIVAL, two new books on herat, a database of sites in xinjiang, dunhuang forgeries conference now online and so much more – enjoy!!… Continue reading may 2022 musings
april 2022 musings
ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS FROM CENTRAL ASIA AND CHINA + SOME THINGS JUST FOR FUN ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS & PUBLICATIONS & A NEW GRANT REEXAMINING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN… Continue reading april 2022 musings
march 2022 musings
CENTRAL ASIA & UKRAINE + THE Qarakhanids + SHRIMP IN THE ARAL SEA Steppe Sisters: early career conference, tashkent september 2022 ‘The Steppe Sisters Network… Continue reading march 2022 musings
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… Continue reading International Women’s Day 2022
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… Continue reading archaeology and the world, february 2022
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… Continue reading january 2022 musings
november 2021 musings
links to post COP26 reflections from CAREC and UCL and sooo much more CLIMATE NEWS AND RESEARCH If you haven’t been able to keep up… Continue reading november 2021 musings
Tajikistan: In the Land of Rivers of Gold. Exhibition comments Таджикистан – страна золотых рек: комментарии к выставке
The exhibition presents unique archaeological finds from the middle of the 4th millennium BCE to the 11th century. Here you can see wall paintings, sculptures,…
Central Asia at COP26
Links to information and social media for representing organisations at COP 26 (and a few other fun items of note) In advance of the COP… Continue reading Central Asia at COP26
Silk Road seminar: summaries and links
What we see now is a ‘convergence between what is happening in the 21st century in geopolitics and diplomacy and international affairs converging with the…
Silk Roads seminar series
UCL institute of archaeology Silk Roads centre is hosting a lecture series on Mondays and select Fridays After 10 weeks of wonderful treats from twelve… Continue reading Silk Roads seminar series
october musings
a brief list of a couple of events in november, websites, readings to inspire and inform Happy Autumn (or Spring as the case may be)!!… Continue reading october musings
Covid-19 and Creativity
a list of websites, articles, projects displaying adaptation and resilience in response to the pandemic Herewith a bevy of links for your work and spare… Continue reading Covid-19 and Creativity
injustice and love
‘All these encounters nourished me. They made me grow. They gave me a more accurate vision of the world.’
what’s new with you?
As archaeologists accustomed to encountering new situations we are, on a basic level, adept at adaptation, problem solving, quick fix-its to boots and tires, communicating… Continue reading what’s new with you?
Ответ на Covid-19 Project response to Covid-19 新冠疫情时期的应对
CAAL project response to Covid-19 by Principal Investigator Tim Williams, in Russian, English, and Chinese Это очень тяжелое время для всех людей по всему миру,… Continue reading Ответ на Covid-19 Project response to Covid-19 新冠疫情时期的应对
review of the 4th Central Asia Seminar Group
Ancient Peoples: Modern Methods – a review The 4th meeting of the Central Asia Seminar Group met on 7 March 2020 at the UCL Institute… Continue reading review of the 4th Central Asia Seminar Group
Review of the 6th Islamic Archaeology Day
On 1 February, organised by Corisande Fenwick (UCL), Rahil Alipour (UCL), Hugh Kennedy (SOAS), Scott Redford (SOAS), and Tim Williams (UCL) an international group of… Continue reading Review of the 6th Islamic Archaeology Day
Review of the 8th Annual Doctoral Research Workshop on Central Asia
On 25 January 2020, convened by Dr Harun Yilmaz and Dr Gai Jorayev and organised by Dr Gül Berna Özcan, Dr Katherine Hughes, Dr Gulzat… Continue reading Review of the 8th Annual Doctoral Research Workshop on Central Asia
on museums – all sorts
Spent the winter break helping my father downsize from a large house to a condo. This combined with my recent move from the US to… Continue reading on museums – all sorts
reflections on 2019
2019 began with celebration and gratefulness among the core UCL CAAL team as Arcadia (a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin) had generously… Continue reading reflections on 2019
My Orientalist eye before and in progress
Planning a lengthy trip to Central Asia so: continuously looking for a charming boutique hotel with carved wood and beautiful carpets – why? What is… Continue reading My Orientalist eye before and in progress
On @MozillaFestival 2019
On @MozillaFestival 2019, London Disclaimer: it was my first time and had been turned onto it by a new friend who is an old friend… Continue reading On @MozillaFestival 2019
Climate Heritage Network Launch 2019
The launch of the new Climate Heritage Network in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 24/25th October was built off the back of the Climate Heritage Mobilization… Continue reading Climate Heritage Network Launch 2019
What we’ve been up to…
We’ve been actively developing the database thesaurus in Russian, Chinese and English (whew!) and consolidating the many complex terms, especially the time periods, some of… Continue reading What we’ve been up to…
‘Stone City’
Photographs from LIU Yunxiao’s summer 2019 trip to the archaeological site at Taxkorgan, otherwise known as Stone City, Xinjiang. Continue reading ‘Stone City’
a wedding in Kashgar
UCL team member LIU Yunxiao took some time off from fieldwork to attend the wedding of some Tajik friends in Kashgar. The excitement was palpable… Continue reading a wedding in Kashgar
Murghab River by satellite
This week CAAL UCL has enjoyed seeing the fruits of student Rory Calvin’s labours while he mapped 500 sites in the Murghab River region. We’ve… Continue reading Murghab River by satellite
post-Samarkand workings
The workshop in Samarkand, attended by representatives of CAAL project teams from UCL, Central Asia, and China (find a more comprehensive list here) saw everyone… Continue reading post-Samarkand workings
friends in Samarkand
2019 project launch workshop, samarkand, uzbekistan Today we are meeting up with old friends and making new ones at our CAAL kick-off workshop in Samarkand.… Continue reading friends in Samarkand
making progress
The CAAL team head out to Samarkand, Uzbekistan for an inaugural workshop hosted by Dima Voyakin at the International Institute for Central Asian Studies. We… Continue reading making progress
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