PUBLICATIONS
Articles
- Books
- Other
Media - Journal
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
- Aubekerov,
B., Sala, R., Nigmatova, S. (2003)
Changes
of Atmospheric Circulation, Paleoclimate and Paleogeography in the
Tienshan-Balkhash System.
In: PAGES news vol 11 n°
2-3. (article in
pdf)
- Sala,
R., Deom, J. (2005) Bronze Age human habitats of Semirechie.
In: Vsia Asia n°
6, Almaty (in English and Russian). (text)
(figures)
- Sala,
R., Aubekerov, B., Deom, J.,
Messeth,
E. (2004) Geomorphology, geology, climate, hydrology of the Otrar
oasis.
Almaty,
Shaulder Municipality ed. (download article)
- Clarke,
D., Sala, R., Deom, J., Meseth, E. (2005) Reconstructing
irrigation at the Otrar Oasis, Kazakhstan 800-1700 AD. In:
Integrated Land and Water Resources Management in History ISBN
3-8334-2463-X , pp 3-14. (article in
pdf)
- Geo-archaeological
survey of Eastern Pamirs (4000 m asl) (html
document)
Didactic
compilations
- The Climatic System
- Geo-archeology
in Kazakhstan: paleo-geography,
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)
- Aubekerov, Clarke, Sala (eds) (2006) 2000 years of development of the Otrar
oasis.Almaty, Lab of
Geoarchaeology, Almaty (in English and Russian)
- Yestefeyev, Sala, Rogozhinsky (eds) The formation process of
nomadic societies at the transition from Late Bronze to Early Iron
in Semirechie (2006)
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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, September 2005
Films
- Channel-4 & National Geographic (2005) Going to
extremes: the Silk Routes - Kazakhstan. Documentary (54 minutes), part 2. Keofilms, director Mat
Dickinson. Next shown in July on National Geographic
Channel 4 History of the Silk Route
National Geographic
Nick Middleton's website
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JOURNAL
The first volume of the "Central Asia Journal of
Geoarchaeology" is in preparation. It will be distributed via the
internet on this website and occasionally by paper copy.
Its main purpose is:
- to communicate (and eventually translate in Russian language)
scientific reports representing significant examples of worldwide
application of geoarchaeological methods
- to publish (in English and Russian) unpublished materials
concerning geo-archaeological studies of areas and monuments of
Central Asia.
Provisional form of the 1st volume and
submission of papers
For each volume the following sections are
planned:
Announcements
International contributions
Science Highlights
Special
Workshop Reports and
Publications
Calendar
For the first volume, up to now,
under the section International contributions, has been
submitted 1 paper:
- Blossoming and fading of geo-archaeological studies in Soviet
archaeology (Cattani)
Under the section Science
Highlights, have been submitted 6 papers:
- Manual of scientific survey, study and conservation of
monuments of Central Asia (Aubekerov, Rogozhinsky, Sala)
- Palinological archives of South Kazakhstan
(Nigmatova)
- Palinological sequences and paleoclimatic reconstruction for
the last 5000 yrs in the Otrar region (Aubekerov, Sala,
Nigmatova)
- Paleoclimate, paleo-environment and development of irrigation
schemes and settlement patterns of the Otrar oasis (Aubekerov,
Clarke, Patchikin and alia)
- Mapping and geo-hydrological features of the underground
water systems (karez) of the Turkestan oasis (Deom, Sala)
- Cultural landscape and water use in Valley-5 of the Kuljabasy
archaeological complex from Bronze to ethnographic times (Chu-Ili
mountains) (Sala)
The section Special is
dedicated to the diffusion in English of extracts from the
scientific works of the geo-archaeologist Alan Medoev.
The redaction is open to
guest editors. International specialists are invited to read the
invitation letter (downloadable here) and to
submit papers to the following address:mailto:ispkz@nursat.kz
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