Day: May 20, 2025

🌀 Meetings and Collaboration in Uzbekistan: From May 14 to 15, the Aigine Cultural Research Center team held a series of key meetings in Uzbekistan focused on fostering collaboration and shaping the methodology for a future regional database of Central Asian petroglyphs. On May 14 in Tashkent, the team met with staff of the Research Institute of Cultural Studies and Intangible Cultural Heritage. Aigine’s director, Gulnara Aitpaeva, shared the Center’s experience in safeguarding intangible heritage through books, animation, and visual media. The meeting concluded with the signing of a memorandum…

🏔️ Field Trip: On May 7, the Aigine team completed an expedition that began in the village of Kök-Jar (Nookat District, Osh Region). The goal was to survey a unique cluster of petroglyphs in the Aravan District, near the border with Uzbekistan — a site that had not been previously studied. Together with archaeologist Saltanat Alisher kyzy, the team documented the rock images, which will soon be thoroughly described and interpreted, including traditional explanations. These materials will become part of a forthcoming Central Asian petroglyphs database — a resource that…