Central Asia archaeology

Archaeologists Uncover a 2,300-Year-Old Fortress City in Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya Oasis

23 November 2025

The windswept hills of Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya Oasis, long known as one of the cradles of human settlement in Central Asia,...

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Massive Bronze Age City Uncovered in Kazakhstan: Archaeologists Reveal a 3,500-Year-Old Metallurgical Hub on the Steppe

19 November 2025

In a discovery poised to reshape our understanding of early urbanism in Central Asia, an international team of archaeologists has...

Sanjar-Shah Palace, looking east during the excavations in 2022. Credit: Michael Shenkar

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Rare Fresco of Fire-Worship Ritual Discovered in Ancient Sogdian Palace in Tajikistan

6 September 2025

Archaeologists in Tajikistan have unearthed an exceptionally rare fresco depicting priests performing a fire-worship ritual at the palace of Sanjar-Shah,...

Obi-Rakhmat: Impacted points and bladelets. The unbroken Levallois point in the white frame (00 – OP X7) illustrates what the ideal type of micropoint was likely to be. H. Plisson et al., PLOS ONE

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Did Archery Begin in Asia? 80,000-Year-Old Arrow Push Archery’s Origins from Africa to Asia

5 September 2025

A remerkable discovery in the foothills of Central Asia may push the origins of bow-and-arrow technology back by thousands of...

Credit: A modern example of wild barley, in which the individual grains naturally disperse when ripe. Credit: Robert Spengler

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Early Farmers in Central Asia? 9,000-Year-Old Barley Harvest in Uzbekistan Challenges Agricultural Origins

1 September 2025

Archaeologists have uncovered groundbreaking evidence in southern Uzbekistan that reshapes our understanding of when and where farming began. A new...

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2,000-Year-Old Graves Found in Kyrgyzstan Reveal Hidden Chapter of Silk Road History

12 August 2025

Archaeologists have discovered graves dating back approximately 2,000 years in the village of Kyzyl-Koshun-1, located in the Batken district of...

Archaeologists Uncover a 2,300-Year-Old Fortress City in Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya Oasis

Massive Bronze Age City Uncovered in Kazakhstan: Archaeologists Reveal a 3,500-Year-Old Metallurgical Hub on the Steppe

Rare Fresco of Fire-Worship Ritual Discovered in Ancient Sogdian Palace in Tajikistan

Did Archery Begin in Asia? 80,000-Year-Old Arrow Push Archery’s Origins from Africa to Asia

Early Farmers in Central Asia? 9,000-Year-Old Barley Harvest in Uzbekistan Challenges Agricultural Origins

2,000-Year-Old Graves Found in Kyrgyzstan Reveal Hidden Chapter of Silk Road History

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