Output

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

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

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

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

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