International Expedition finished in Mangystau

Akim of the Mangystau region Eraly Tugzhanov took part in an expanded meeting of the Scientific and Methodological Council for the Protection and Use of Historical and Cultural Heritage Mangistau.

The international scientific integrated expedition “Material and Intangible Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Mangystau Region” started in May of this year. The expedition was divided into 6 thematic areas, which took place in 3 rounds with the participation of scientists, historians, professional ethnographers, and archaeologists from foreign countries.

The purpose of the expedition was the promotion of the historical and cultural heritage of Kazakhstan at the national and international level, highlighting the historical and cultural heritage of the Mangystau region through comprehensive survey expeditions around the region.

Scientists for several months studied historical and cultural monuments of a sacral orientation, examined the ritual and everyday life of the modern population of the region, studied folklore, conducted research on epigraphic monuments, collected materials for the preparation of scientific, popular scientific publications on the history, culture, monuments of Mangystau. The results of the research, the future prospects for studying the material and intangible historical and cultural heritage of the Mangystau region, scientists told during the meeting of the Scientific Council.

Thus, the Mangystau archeologist Andrei Astafyev, based on the results of a study of the Zhyngyldy and Kumyr burial grounds, proposed to study not only from the point of view of knowledge of the material culture of ancient nomadic communities, but also of revealing the depths of the ethnic formation of the origins of the Kazakh people. In addition, the scientist proposed the creation of a permanent Mangystau archaeological expedition, as well as the establishment of a multi-volume publication of scientific papers "Historical and Cultural Heritage of Mangystau"

There was also a presentation of a two-series documentary film on the results of a scientific expedition in Kazakh, English and Russian languages. This review film will be posted on domestic and foreign scientific and educational channels in order to further promote the historical and cultural heritage of Mangystau region in foreign countries, as well as on social networks - Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Arna and Kazakh TV.

Press service of the Mangystau region Akim