On February 27, 2025, the Botai Museum-Reserve organized master classes for students of the Saumalkol school-gymnasium on the topic “Ancient Secrets of the Great Steppe.” The sessions focused on the production of pottery and stone discs using ancient Botai technologies.

Pottery production held an important place among the Botai people and was mainly intended for household and domestic use. The patterns applied to ceramics consisted mainly of hatched triangles, zigzags, fir-tree motifs, circular designs, and lines.

Stone discs were made using drilling and grinding techniques. During the Eneolithic period (4th–3rd millennia BCE) on the territory of Kazakhstan, disc-shaped stone hammers appeared.

The ancient Botai people used the stone hammer as a unique tool for slaughtering large livestock.

The organized master classes attracted great interest among the students, who actively and enthusiastically participated in the event.