Every layer tells a story
To reach the Pleistocene layers in our excavations, we must first pass through the Holocene layers—and we don’t let that […]
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Hunting for Caves in Old Speleological Reports
To find new sites we use three approaches. One of them is searching through published speleological and archaeological reports. It’s
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Using Online Media to Locate Undocumented Sites
To find new cave sites we use several approaches. One of them is searching through social media, blogs, videoblogs and
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Kiik Kamar – end of June 2025 excavation
And here the day comes one needs to close the trench.In order to protect the sections we covered them with
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A big discovery
When you uncover new archaeological horizons with bones, combustion structures and MP blades the only thing you can do is…
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Sieveing and flotation
The crucial element in cave archaeology is wet sieving and flotation of sediments. Check our story of each and every
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Raw material survey
We’re conducting a raw material survey today walking along riverbeds and searching for suitable knapping raw material. Guess what can
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Sipantash – Uzbek hertiage site
One day we visited Sipantash. One of very few painted rock art sites in Uzbekistan. Hand stencils, lots of geometric
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From Cave to Lab
Each bag of sediment gets an inventory number and is slid down on a rope. Down the slope, two donkeys
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The Kiik Kamar cave excavations – video
June 2025 expedition – The Kiik Kamar cave excavations in Uzbekistan Watch the video on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7343685991045476354