PUBLICATIONS
Articles -
Books -
Other Media
ARTICLES
A few articles and compilations representative
of the activities of the Laboratory are given below. Articles
consist of scientific reports; compilations consist of a thematic
assemblage of scientific materials providing a general view
of the state of knowledge in specific fields
Articles
Paleoenvironment
- Aubekerov,
B., Sala, R., Nigmatova, S. 2003. 'Changes of Atmospheric Circulation, Paleoclimate and
Paleogeography in the Tienshan-Balkhash System', PAGES news, vol. 11 n°
2-3. (article
in pdf)
- Aubekerov B.Z., Koshkin V.Y., Sala R., Nigmatova S.A. and
Deom J.M., 'Prehistorical and Historical Stages of Development
of Lake Balkhash'. In: Watanabe M. and Kubota
J. (eds.), 2010. Reconceptualizing Cultural and
Environmental Change in
Central Asia: An Historical Perspective on the Future.
Proceedings of the International Workshop (Kyoto, Japan 1-2
February 2009), Kyoto-Research Institute for Humanity and
Nature, Ili Project, p.49-76.
(pdf article)
Ancient land and water use
- Clarke,
D., Sala, R., Deom, J., Meseth, E. 2005. 'Reconstructing
irrigation at the Otrar Oasis, Kazakhstan 800-1700 AD' in
C. Oligh (ed.)
Integrated Land and Water Resources Management in History,
Schriften der Deutschen Wasserhistorischen Gesellschaft (DWhG),
Sonderband 2, Siegburg,
pp . (article
in pdf)
- Sala
R., Deom J.M., The 261 Karez of the Sauran Region (Middle
Syrdarya), in: Transoxiana (Online Journal), №13, August 2008,
http://www.transoxiana.org/13/sala_deom-karez_sauran.php
Geoarcheology
- Sala,
R., Deom, J. (2005) Bronze Age human habitats of Semirechie.
In: Vsia Asia n°
6, Almaty (in English and Russian).
(text)
(figures)
- Geoarchaeological
survey of Eastern Pamirs (4000 m asl)
(html document)
- Sala,
R., Deom, J. (2009).'Ancient Wild
Game Management in Arid Regions: New Evidences from the
Northern Ustyurt Plateau (Kazakhstan)'
In:Nauchnye
chteniya pamyati N.E. Masanova:sbornik materialov
nauchno-prakticheskoi konferentsii Almaty, 25-26 Aprelya 2008,
Almaty, Daik-Press: 135-141.(pdf article)
Rock art
- Sala,
R., Semiological methods in rock art studies. In: Rol
nomadov v formirovanii kulturnogo naslediya Kazakhstana:
sbornik materialov mezhdunarodnaya nauchno-prakticheskoi
konferentsii (Masanovskie chteniya – 2009) Almaty, 23-24
Aprelya 2009 g., Almaty, 2010. (In print)
(pdf article)
Urbanization
- Sala R., 'The
Medieval urbanization of Semirechie'.
In: Watanabe M. and Kubota
J. (eds.), 2010. Reconceptualizing Cultural and
Environmental Change in
Central Asia: An Historical Perspective on the Future.
Proceedings of the International Workshop (Kyoto, Japan 1-2
February 2009), Kyoto-Research Institute for Humanity and
Nature, Ili Project, p.117-150.
(pdf article)
-Sala
R.,‘The Medieval Urbanization of Northern Central Asia and the
International Monetary System’. In : Geologiya v XXI veke.
Materialy nauchno-prakticheskoi konferentsii“Satpaevskie
chteniya”. Almaty 14-15 April 2011 [Geology in the XXI
century. Proceedings of the scientific conference “Satpaev
readings”, Almaty 14-15 April 2011]. Almaty, 2011, p.425-430. (pdf article)
Didactic compilations
- The
Climatic System
- Geoarcheology
in Kazakhstan: paleogeography, paleoclimate, location of monuments
(TEXT)
- Historical
survey of irrigation practices in west Central Asia
(TEXT)
- Underground
water galleries in Middle East and
Central Asia (TEXT)
(FIGURES)
- Survey,
study and protection of cultural properties: operational
guidelines
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BOOKS
Edited:
- Baibatsha,
A.B., Aubekerov, B.J. (2003) Quaternary
geology of
Kazakhstan.
Almaty,
Niz Flym (in Russian)
- Rogozhinsky,
A. (ed) (2004) Rock Art sites of
Central
Asia: documentation, conservation, management, community
participation. Almaty, NIPI PMK
(hard copy in Russian, CD in English). Pages
176, color photos pp 20. Price of hard copy plus mailing: 23
EURO; selling contact:
ispkz@nursat.kz
(TEXT)
(FIGURES-TAMGALY)
(FIGURES-KULJABASY)
- Sala,
R., Deom, J. (2005) Petroglyphs of
South
Kazakhstan.
Almaty, Lab of Geoarchaeology
(in English and Russian). Pages 150, color photos 112.
(TEXT)
(FIGURES-PHOTOS)
(FIGURES-MAPS)
New sale online! Full-colour guide to the rock
art sites of south Kazakhstan, consisting of text, photographs, maps and
bibliography. The best book on the subject.
A5 format, 150 pages, 112 colour photographs.
On sale at:
Alibris.com.
For ordering the book through
the authors, send an e-mail:
ispkz@nursat.kz.
The price for the hard copy plus the mailing: 23 EURO.
In preparation:
- Alan
Medoev: selected works. Almaty, Lab
of Geoarchaeology (in English)
- Sala,
Deom, Aubekerov (eds) (2010)
Men and waters in the development of the Turkestan
civilization. Almaty,
Lab of Geoarchaeology, Almaty
(in English and Russian)
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OTHER MEDIA
Exhibitions
- “The
works of Alan Medoev and the present geoarchaeological
researches in
Kazakhstan”.
Celebration of 70th anniversary of the birth of A
Medoev (16-IV-2004), Conference hall of the Institute of
Geology, Almaty
- “Petroglyphs
of South Kazakhstan”.
Almaty Gallery Myn Oi, May 2004; Chimkent Regional Museum,
June-July 2004; Turkestan Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum,
August-September 2004; Astana, January 2006
Press articles
- 'Avoiding
the next Central Asian water-level catastrophe' in
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE, supplement KAZAKHSTAN, 30 June
2009, p.14
(download article)
- 'Save
Lake Balkhash!' in TENGRI (Air Astana magazine), 3 (20),
May-June 2009, pp.100-103
(download
article)
Films
- Channel-4
& National Geographic (2005) Going to extremes: the Silk
Routes -
Kazakhstan.
Documentary (54 minutes), part 2. Keofilms, director Mat
Dickinson. Next shown on National Geographic. Links:
Channel
4 History of the Silk Route;
Nick
Middleton's website
- 'Central
Asian lake under threat' (2009) Reportage by Robin Forestier-Walker
for Al-Jazeera (Aljazeera.net,
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