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)

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 251-264. (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)

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) 

 

 

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. Price of hard copy plus mailing: 23 EURO; selling contact: ispkz@nursat.kz (TEXT)  (FIGURES-PHOTOS) (FIGURES-MAPS)

 

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, August 24, 2009 ) (download clip)




 

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