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,
No2-3. (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)
- Sala R., Deom J.-M., Nigmatova S., Endo K., Kubota J. 'Soviet,
recent and planned studies of the behavior of the Balkhash
lake'. In: News of the National Academy of Sciences of
Kazakhstan, series of Geology and Technical sciences, Vol.2,
№416, 2016, pp.76-86
(pdf)
- Sala, R., Aubekerov, B.Z., Deom
J.-M., Geography and cultural landscapes of Kazakhstan.
Published in German:
Renato Sala and Bolat Aubekerov, 'Geografie und
Kulturlandschaften in Kasachstan'. In: Th. Stollner and Z.
Samashev (eds.), Unbekanntes Kasachstan. Archäologie im
herzen Asiens. Band I. Katalog der Ausstellung des Deutschen
Bergbau-Museums Bochum 26 Januar -30. Juni 2013, Bochum,
2013, p. 41-54.(pdf
)
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 . (pdf)
- Sala
R. (2003). Groundwater galleries in Middle East and Central
Asia. (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
- Sala
R., Deom J.M., Clarke
D. (2010) 'The “Karez” of the Sauran Region (Turkestan oasis).
In: Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, Vol 10, No
4, p. 656–663.[pdf]
- Sala
R.
(2019).
Quantitative Evaluation of the Impact on Aral Sea Levels by
Anthropogenic Water Withdrawal and Syr Darya Course
Diversion During the Medieval Period (1.0–0.8 ka BP).
In: Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk
Road, p.95-121. [pdf]
- Sala R. 2017 Ancient Water Mining in Tunnels and
Wells in West Central Asia. In: A.N. Angelakis, E. Chiotis,
S. Eslamian, H. Weingartner (Eds.). Underground
Aqueducts Handbook,
Ch. 20, London:
CRC Press), pp. 333-359. (pdf)
Geoarcheology
- 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
)
- Deom J.-M., Aubekerov B., Sala R., Nigmatova
S. 'Quaternary Evolution of the Human Habitats in the Ili-Balkhash
Region from Paleolithic to Modern Times'. In:
Toward a Sustainable Society in Central Asia: An Historical
Perspective on the Future.
Proceedings of the International Workshop, Almaty,
9-10 January 2012, Kyoto, 2012, p.49-58.
(pdf)
Rock art
- Sala,
R., Semiological methods in rock art studies. In:
Rock art in modern society. On the 290th anniversary of the
discovery of Tomskaya Pisanitsa. Book of papers of the
International conference. Vol. 2. Kemerovo: Kuzbassvuzizdat,
2011.
[pdf]
- Sala R
(2012) 'Semantic study of images of bulls and horns in the
petroglyph tradition of western Central Asia', Historic
cultural heritage and modern culture. Proceedings of the
International Scientific-Practical Seminar. Almaty (Service
Press), p.105-113 [pdf]
- Sala, R., Deom, J. (2016) Spatial analysis of the Kuljabasy
archaeological complex. In: (A. Saduakasuly, B.Baitanaev,
B.Zheleznyakov, eds), Drevnosti Zhetysi. Pamyatniki
arkheologii Zhambulskogo rayona [Semirechie antiquities.
Archaeological monuments of the Zhambyl district], Almaty, p.
73-87 [pdf]
Urbanization
- Sala R. (2010).
'The
Medieval urbanization of Semirechie'.
In: Watanabe M. and Kubota J. (Eds). 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 )
-Sala
R. (2011). '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
)
Cultural diffusion
- Sala R., 'The
Spread of Buddhism From Gandhara to South, West and East Central Asia (I BC - XIV AD)'. 2017 publication (pdf)
- Deom J.-M.
'Islamization and Early Sufism in Central Eurasia during the
Pre-Mongolian Period (8th-13th centuries AD)'.In:
Kazakhstan: Religions and Society in the History of Central
Eurasia. Part II. The Expansion of Islam and Buddhism (GL
Bonora, N Pianciola, P Sartori Eds.), U. Allemandi, 2009 –
p.99-112 [pdf]
Didactic compilations
- The
Climatic System
- Geoarcheology
in Kazakhstan: paleogeography, paleoclimate, location of monuments
- Historical
survey of irrigation practices in west Central Asia
(TEXT)
- Underground
water galleries in Middle East and
Central Asia
[pdf]
- 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).
[pdf]
- Sala,
R., Deom, J.M. (2017)
Geoarcheologiya aridnoi zony: na primere Kazakhstana [Arid
land geoarchaeology with study cases from Kazakhstan],Almaty,
"Kazak Universiteti"
206 pages.
- Sala,
R., Deom, J. (2005) Petroglyphs of
South
Kazakhstan.
Almaty, Lab of Geoarchaeology
(in English and Russian). Pages 150, color photos 112.
[pdf]
- Sala,
R., Deom, J. (2025) Petroglyphs of
the Zhartas mountains.
Almaty, Lab of Geoarchaeology
(in English and Russian). Pages 182, color photos 121.
[pdf]
For ordering one the books through
the authors, send an e-mail:
ispkz@yahoo.com.
The price for the hard copy plus the mailing: 25 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
- 'Save
Lake Balkhash!' in TENGRI (Air Astana magazine), 3 (20),
May-June 2009, pp.100-103
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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