Seven-Volume Academic Publication “Archaeology of the Volga-Urals”
On April 29, 2022 at 10.00 the Small Hall of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan will host the presentation of the seven-volume publication of the Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences “Archaeology of the Volga-Urals”.
The publication has been compiled since 2016 as part of the implementation of the state program “Preservation of the National Identity of the Tatar People”. The writing team of the publication includes about 100 researchers – leading archaeologists from major scientific centers and universities in Kazan, Moscow, Ufa, Izhevsk, Samara, Yoshkar-Ola, Cheboksary, Saransk, Astrakhan, Syktyvkar, Kirov. The total volume of the seven volumes is approximately 600 printed sheets.
The seven-volume publication “Archaeology of the Volga-Urals” is a modern academic vision of more than 150 years of experience in archaeological studies of one of the most significant and unique historical and cultural areas of the Eurasian continent. The study has allowed to shed new light on archaeological data and make it a framework for a comprehensive reconstruction of the history of the population of the Volga-Ural region from antiquity to the early modern period.
Along with a traditional description of archaeological cultures, it features a reconstruction the natural and geographical environment, methods of extraction and processing of food products, a recreation of the technological processes of ancient and medieval industries, and an outlook on the history of the region in ethno-historical, physical-anthropological and genetic terms.
The participants of the presentation include renowned scientists representing the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Kazan Federal University, etc.
Date: April 29, 2022 at 10.00
Venue: Bauman St. 20, Small Hall of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Contact person: Ruzil Railevich Sattarov, Tel.: 89371736096
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