| Research activities The activities of this research project wholly ended on March 31, 2017 |
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| 2013 |
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| July 2 - 18 |
Katsuhiko Ohnuma, Shogo Kume: Participation to the archaeological excavations at the site of Aigyrzhal 2 (conducted by the American University of Central Asia under the direction of Dr. Aida Abdykanova) |
| August 31 - September 6 |
Yasuyoshi Okada: Survey of architectural remains in Kyrgyz |
| December 3 - 10 |
Katsuhiko Ohnuma, Eisaku Ｈａｍａｄａ:Trip to Kyrgyz for studies of Palaeolithic sites/materials and historical documents |
| 2014 |
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| June 6 - July 26 |
Katsuhiko Ohnuma (June 6-July 10): Participation to the archaeological excavation at the site of Karama (conducted by the University Museum of the Kyrgyz National University under the direction of Dr. Temirlan Charginov); Shogo Kume (July 4-26), Yuriko Ara (June 16-July 10): Participation to the archaeological excavations at the sites of Aigyrzhal No. 3 and No. 2 (conducted by the American University of Central Asia under the direction of Professor Aida Abdykanova) and survey at nearby sites; Yuichi Hayakawa (June 27-July 4): GIS research at the sites of Aigyrzhal No. 3 and No. 2 and nearby sites |
| 2015 |
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| March 19 - 24 |
Visit of Temiran Chargynov and Aida Abdykanova, Kyrgyz-side co-researchers of the project, to Japan: Presentations at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for West Asian Archaeology (March 21: Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo) : ①Temirlan Chargynov, Katsuhiko
Ohnuma “Formation of Nomadic Societies in Ancient Eurasia: Excavations at Kurama, Kyrgyzstan, 2014”and ② Shogo Kume, Aida Abdykanova, Orozbek Soltovaev, Emil Sultanov, Yuichi Hayakawa, Yoshiki Miyata, Yuriko Ara “Formation of Nomadic Societies in Ancient Eurasia: The Joint Kyrgyz-Japan Archaeological Project in the Naryn Valley, Kyrgyzstan, 2014”; Lectures at the open seminar entitled “Palaeolithic Research in Kyrgyzstan” (March 22: the University of Tokyo): ①Temirlan Chargynov “Palaeolithic Sites in Kyrgyzstan and the Current State of their Research” and ②Aida Abdykanova “The Mesiolithic and Neolithic of Kyrgyzstan” |
| July 29 - August 27 |
Shogo Kume (July 29-August 27), Yuichi Hayakawa: 5 days (GIS research) : Excavations at the site of Aygyrzhal 3, site surveys at the Aramsyk-hills in the Naryn Valley and the Gol-Naryn-Too hills, and site-surveys and test excavations along the Tosor river in the south bank of the Lake Issyk-Kul as well as the Tersukey-Aran-Too hills |
| 2016 |
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| February 5 - 12 |
Visit of Kubatbek Tabaldiev, Kyrgyz-side co-researcher of the project, to Japan, presenting a lecture entitled “Latest Information of Archaeological Research in Kyrgyz” presented at the open symposium “Formation of Nomadic Societies in Kyrgyzstan and its surrounding regions” (Kuroda Memorial Hall, Tokyo: February 6) and visiting historical monuments and research institutions in Japan (February 7-11) |
| March 27 |
Presentation at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for West Asian Archaeology (March 27: Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo): Shogo Kume, Aida Abdykanova, Yuichi Hayakawa, Yoshiki Miyata, Yuriko Ara, Temirlan Chargynov, Katsuhiko Ohnuma “Formation of Nomadic Societies in Ancient Eurasia: The Joint Kyrgyz-Japan Archaeological Project in the Naryn Valley and the Issyk-Kul Area, Kyrgyzstan, 2015” |
| August 8 - 26 |
Shogo Kume (August 8-26), Yuichi Hayakawa: 5 days (GIS research ) : Test excavations at the site of Mol-Bulak 1 of the Naryn-Too mountain range in Naryn |
| September 1 |
Presentations at the 8th World Archaeological Congress (Section T06-S ”Recent Archaeological Research in Central Asia”) held in Kyoto, Japan (August 28 - September 2): ① Aida Abdykanova, Svetiana Shnayder, Andrei Krivoshapkin ”The Results of Archaeological investigations of Obishir 5 grotto in 2015”, ② Yuichi Hayakawa, Shogo Kume, Yuriko Ara, Aida Abdykanova ”On-site prompt acquisition and analysis of topographic data using a small UAS and GIS for archaeological field surveys: A case study in Issyk-Kul region, Kyrgyz”, ③ Shogo Kume “Cultural Significance of high-altitude zone in Central Eurasia in prehistory: a case study of the Tien-Shan Mountains” |
| 2017 |
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| March 25 |
Presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for West Asian Archaeology (March 25: Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo): Shogo Kume, Aida Abdykanova, Yuichi Hayakawa, Yoshiki Miyata, Akemi Kaneda, Saiji Arai, Katsuhiko Ohnuma “Formation of Nomadic Societies in Ancient Eurasia: The Joint Kyrgyz-Japan Archaeological Project in the Naryn Valley, 2016”
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