Traceological studies of artifacts from the Botai culture.
On September 27, within the framework of the archaeological school “12th Bulgarian International Archaeological School” (Turkestan), the Research Department of the Botai Museum-Reserve, in cooperation with Candidate of Historical Sciences and Senior Research Fellow of the Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IHMC RAS) Natalia Nikolaevna Skakun, conducted traceological studies of artifacts of the Botai culture.
During the study, use-wear traces on bone tools were examined, which made it possible to clarify their function and manufacturing techniques. Special attention was paid to micro-wear traces and their comparison with similar materials from other archaeological complexes.
The joint work became a vivid example of interdisciplinary cooperation and highlighted the importance of scientific exchange in the study of Kazakhstan’s cultural heritage.
