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Early medieval Eurasia, Weapons of medieval Eurasia, Central Asian wall paintings on the Silk Road, Fortifications of the medieval Caucasus, Byzantine Archaeology, Khazar archaeology and history, and 23 moreGeoarchaeology, Archaeology of the Eurasian steppe belt, Geophysics, Iranian Studies, Ethnoarchaeology, Central Asian Studies, Iranian Archaeology, Byzantium, Chinese archaeology, Kazakhstan, North Caucasus, Pagan/Christian Relations in the Early Middle Ages, - Christianization and Ancient Christianity, Alans, Wall painting, Samarkand, Khazar, Uighurs, Early medieval pottery, Afrasiab, Urbaniztion, Archaeology, and Environmental Sustainability edit
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I am an archaeologist specializing in the Early Middle Ages in the Caucasus and Central Asia. I am a Principal Resear... moreI am an archaeologist specializing in the Early Middle Ages in the Caucasus and Central Asia. I am a Principal Researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences (Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology), and teach Eurasian Archaeology at the Russian State University of Humanities (Institute of Oriental and Classical Studies).
I am currently writing my Doctor of Sciences (Habilitation, Docteur Troisieme Etat) thesis on "Geoarchaeology of Eurasian settlements of the Early Middle Ages". edit
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The town of Dzhankent (Kazakhstan) and the problem of the 'Marsh Towns' (9th - 11th cent. AD)
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Geophysical prospection at Por-Bazhyn fortress, an Uighur site of the 8th cent. AD in Tuva (Russian Federation)
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Kora are temporary cattle enclosures of the 20th century AD in Kazakhstan. The article discusses their ethnoarchaeology and historical context.