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 . (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,
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