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 supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation will hold a conference for early career researchers at the National Center of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan in Tashkent from September 5-7, 2022. The training workshop is designed to … Continue reading march 2022 musings

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satellite imagery, threats

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

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from the field

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

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