Anghilak Cave: Documenting Neandertal Occupation a
In 1938, Okladnikov excavated the cave site of Teshik-Tash in the Baisun region of Uzbekistan and found a complete cranium of a Neandertal child. This discovery anchored the eastern boundary of the Neandertal range
Burial Mound of Queen of Sacae Found in Uzbekistan
An article from Eurasia.net reporting of the discovery of a 2nd or 1st century B.C.E. burial mound of a queen of the Sacae tribe.
Excavations in Djarkutan
Excavations by the Centres of Ancient Civilisations of Bactria carried out at a prehistoric proto-urbane settlement with monumental architecture in southern Uzbekistan. Includes a synopsis and contact information.
On the History of the Ancient Town of Vardana and
Article by S. T. Adylov and J. K. Mirzaahmedov. In the territory of the ancient irrigated land of Bukhara, at about 7 km in northeast direction from the provincial center of Safirkhan, lie the ruins of an ancient town called by the local people Kurgan-Vardanzeh.
The Costume of Foreign Embassies and Inhabitants o
Describes a wall painting discovered in 1965 in the central part of the ruins of ancient Samarkand as a valuable source on the history of western Turkestan.
The Monastery of Urgut
Examines the spread of Christianity in this Sogdian town in the Middle Ages.
University of Sydney Central Asian Programme (USCA
Promotes research into the landscape and culture of the Central Asian states.