Discovery of inscriptions in the Almosi Gorge, Tajikistan
Bobomullo Bobomulloev reports on a recent discovery of important Bactrian inscriptions on rocks, high in the Tajik mountains Continue reading Discovery of inscriptions in the Almosi Gorge, Tajikistan
ARCHAEOTOURISM AROUND BISHKEK
Margarita Prifti’s archaeotourism to Balasagun (with Burana Tower), Tash Rabat, Koshoy Korgon + many delicious meals along the way. Continue reading ARCHAEOTOURISM AROUND BISHKEK
CENTRAL ASIAN DECLARATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
‘The adopted document has, as its ultimate goal, the higher guarantee of protection of the archaeological heritage…’ Continue reading CENTRAL ASIAN DECLARATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
KYRGYZSTAN TRAVELOGUE
Federica Cilio writes about a recent visit to Kyrgyzstan and visiting archaeological sites with project partner Bakyt Amanbaeva Continue reading KYRGYZSTAN TRAVELOGUE
Big Guldursun, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
3D models of Big Guldursun (Большой Гульдурсун, Катта Гулдурсин), fortress site by partner institution IICAS Heritage of Karakalpakstan series Continue reading Big Guldursun, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Expedition to Кангурттут Kangurttut
During reconnaissance work on the side of one of the southern hills, clearly visible from the village of Kangurttut, it was possible to discover a very interesting artificial earthen mound—a mound of significant size. В ходе разведывательной работы на возвышенности одного из южных холмов, хорошо просматриваемых из селения Кангурттут, удалось обнаружить очень интересную искусственную земляную… Continue reading Expedition to Кангурттут Kangurttut
Application of digital heritage documentation for condition assessments and monitoring change in Uzbekistan
Open Access article published in ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences on work at Khiva and Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Continue reading Application of digital heritage documentation for condition assessments and monitoring change in Uzbekistan
Urban Expansion and Kurgan Loss in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Victoria Sluka looks at the ways urban expansion is causing the loss of kurgans outside Almaty, Kazakhstan Continue reading Urban Expansion and Kurgan Loss in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Digitising glass plate negatives from the archives in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Galina Karimova gives background and ongoing methods for digitising glass plate negatives Continue reading Digitising glass plate negatives from the archives in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Spatial risk assessment and the protection of cultural heritage in southern Tajikistan
Link and excerpt from open access article published by Marco Nebbia, Federica Cilio, Bobomullo Bobomulloev on their remote sensing work in Tajikistan Continue reading Spatial risk assessment and the protection of cultural heritage in southern Tajikistan
IWD2021
#IWD2021 #ChoosetoChallenge Our lived experiences and resilience and achievements often exist despite the limitations placed on us. Challenging the status quo is part and parcel of daily life. Continue reading IWD2021
Lebap, Turkmenistan: mapping threats to heritage sites
Luca Rapisarda creates an overall risk assessment map – a visual summary of the impact of threats analysed depicting the areas and threats impacting the archaeological sites. Continue reading Lebap, Turkmenistan: mapping threats to heritage sites
CAAL regional archaeological maps
Marco Nebbia demonstrates how the regional archaeological map team is integrating digitised archives. Continue reading CAAL regional archaeological maps
Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan
Институт истории, археологии и этнографии Национальной академии наук Республики Татарстан update from T. Filimonova’s team 2020 группы Т.Г.Филимоновой за 2020 год Group members: junior researchers O. Kalandarova, A. Sharipov, I. Ashurmadov, laboratory assistants: P. Murodova, M. Filimonov, A. Karaev. The group is mobile, interchangeable for the duration of one of the employees’ work on expeditions,… Continue reading Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan
Khatlon, Tajikistan: a multi-source remote sensing approach
Federica Cilio looks at using Google Earth, ESRI, Bing Aerial, CORONA, and Soviet topographic maps to demonstrate that the combination of this data allows an accurate and in-depth view of an area of interest. Continue reading Khatlon, Tajikistan: a multi-source remote sensing approach
Untying the knots of Central Asian carpets
‘Because I am primarily interested in technological systems, innovation, and the evolution thereof, my fieldwork tends to focus on documenting the processes involved in pile textile production.’ Continue reading Untying the knots of Central Asian carpets
Institute of History and Cultural Heritage, Kyrgyz Republic
Институт истории и культурного наследия Bakyt AMANBAEVA’s team has been working with the Manuscript Archive of the Institute of Language and Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic (the former archive of the Department of Social Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR) which contains 4300 items. A… Continue reading Institute of History and Cultural Heritage, Kyrgyz Republic
Itchan Kala Ичан Кала
…the aim of the initiative was to improve the documentation and condition assessment of the cultural site by using digital technologies. Continue reading Itchan Kala Ичан Кала
Download Soviet maps with Python
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Soviet maps for identifying archaeological sites in Central Asia
USSR had a strong tradition of cartography and map-making and the regions that we are mapping using remote sensing on the CAAL project have different levels of maps from different periods. Continue reading Soviet maps for identifying archaeological sites in Central Asia
Kyz Kala of Ancient Merv
…We have several years of documentation for this area and I am hoping to cover some of them gradually. Continue reading Kyz Kala of Ancient Merv
‘Spying’ on the Amu Darya
After georeferencing a number of CORONA images dating from June-July 1970 it is possible to appreciate how the riverine area has been drastically transformed through processes of soil deposition to the upstream and soil erosion towards the downstream… Continue reading ‘Spying’ on the Amu Darya
Tumsukly Minara caravansary
…we know caravanserai are often found at fairly regular intervals (a day’s journey with your camels): can we find the rest of this route across the desert, a journey of nearly 200 kilometres? Continue reading Tumsukly Minara caravansary
Taxkorgan
Xuanzang, the famous Buddhist monk visited the city around 649 (Li 1997) while travelling from Badakhshan to Khotan. Continue reading Taxkorgan
Miran
Remains consist of a walled city, Tibetan fort, Buddhist monastic sites, and complex irrigation system. If you are a curious human you will want to visit the site but if you don’t do your homework ahead of time you’ll find the experience confusing in terms of what exactly you are looking at. Continue reading Miran
Fruit from the Sands
Robert Spengler’s new book, Fruit from the Sands (2019, University of California Press), is thus timely as it seeks to explore not simply the origins of the ‘founder’ Old World cereals of wheat, barley and rice, but the ways in which they and other less commonly discussed plants have travelled from their places of origin… Continue reading Fruit from the Sands
Bunjikat
…workshop in Khujend, Tajikistan, with our Tajik colleagues, led us to explore a well-preserved watchtower and associated settlement activity in a smaller river valley to the west… Continue reading Bunjikat
do you want to see our wall?
the youth take ownership of their landscape Continue reading do you want to see our wall?