British Expert to Study Ancient Horse Domestication in Kazakhstan

British archaeozoologist Alan Outram and colleagues from the University of Exeter will research the history of horse domestication in Kazakhstan, using materials provided by the Saryarka Archaeological Institute in Karaganda, Orda.kz reports, citing the Qaraganda regional akimat.

This is not the first time our archaeologists have worked with Alan Outram. He chose our institute because our finds and research are the main sources on the Bronze Age in Central Kazakhstan. This time, horse bones discovered during excavations of the Kent and Lisakovsky burial grounds in Qostanay Region will be sent to the UK,
said SAI director Alexey Kukushkin, as quoted by the akimat’s press service.

The research will culminate in a joint article by the British and Kazakh scientists, to be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

In early July, during joint excavations in the Turkistan Region, Kazakh archaeologists discovered the grave of a noble nomadic warrior.

Original Author: Igor Ulitin