Year: 2024

Work Trips: On August 6th, the Aigine Cultural Research Center team began a field survey of the Sarmishsay archaeological complex, located near the city of Navoi in Uzbekistan. The complex is renowned for its fascinating petroglyph scenes. Ramazan Yegamov, the director of the Sarmishsay Park, discussed the significance and some rare scenes depicted on the petroglyphs at an event organized by the Aigine Cultural Research Center in July this year, held at Issyk-Kul. The Aigine team plans to stay in Navoi until August 11th to conduct a more detailed study…

⛰️ Motion Video Development: The project “Preservation of Murdash Bashy Petroglyphs and Related Traditional Knowledge through Mapping and Digitization” is dedicated to the ancient stone drawings of Murdash Bashy, which are being destroyed and disappearing before our eyes due to active coal mining operations. In collaboration with the Tentek association, the final version of the storyboard for the future animated motion video has been completed. The storyline is based on understanding the significance of the Murdash Bashy historical and cultural complex. The plot was formed through the work of traditional…

👩🏻‍🍼 Support for Mothers: Aigine CRC, in partnership with the “Mother’s Support” initiative group, is launching the “Blessings of Seven Mothers” project. This project aims to preserve and activate traditional women’s practices, which are important elements of the indigenous culture of the Kyrgyz people. Three traditional women’s practices – bata (blessing), saima saiyuu (pattern creation), and koshok aituu (mourning) – will be used as tools against violence and for the rehabilitation of women who have experienced violence. Bata, as a practice of blessing and wishing well, will serve as a…

👩🏻‍💻 International Seminar: From July 4 to 7, an international seminar titled “Joint Promotion of Cultural Heritage in Central Asia and Beyond: Opportunities and Challenges” was held on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. The event brought together cultural heritage experts and bearers of traditional knowledge from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia, selected based on their significant work in areas of interest to the Aigine Cultural Research Center. Participants focused their collaborative efforts on three key themes and directions: the political context of joint promotion of cultural heritage, commercialization and over-commercialization…