Elvira Kadyrova, Gaziantep–Şanlıurfa, Türkiye There are works of art that cannot be viewed simply as museum exhibits. You approach them, and instead of merely looking at the image, you begin to study the details — the faces of the figures, the symbols surrounding them, and the thousands of tiny elements that make up the overall composition. Stone, marble and limestone — each … [Read more...]
Bronze Age Archaeology in Turkmenistan
Introduction: In the past years a number of conferences were organized in Ashgabat and Mary in which recent research results about the archeological heritage of Turkmenistan were communicated to a Turkmen and international audience demonstrating cultural assets that compare to those of the most famous Bronze Age cultures world-wide. In the following article an experienced … [Read more...]