BR22082478 Sign system in the cultures of the Early Iron Age of the Kazakh Altai

 

Head of work:

Samashev Samat Kairollaevich (PhD)

ResearcherID JCO-7937-2023 

ORCID 0000-0003-3450-3629

Scopus Author ID 58089837200

 

This program comprehensively explores the sign systems of the early Kazakh nomads of Altai using an interdisciplinary approach.

It uses the archaeological finds of Eastern Kazakhstan and modern methods to discover monuments using tamgas, their academic interpretation and the study of existing archaeological materials. The goal of the project is to preserve and popularize these culturally significant symbols. Specific tasks are adapted to the typology of monuments and regional characteristics, which improves the understanding of cultural development. The museum setting is critical to the preservation and promotion of heritage, so collaborative efforts are necessary to identify, preserve and disseminate these symbols. Museums are ideal venues for scientific, educational and cultural events.

Purpose. The program aims to investigate symbols among ancient Kazakh Altai nomads, understand their historical context, trace tradition transmission, and incorporate the Altai's sign system into Central Eurasia's cultural heritage while developing preservation and promotion methods.

To achieve these goals, the following tasks are set:

- research of historiographical and historical problems of symbolism of the Kazakh Altai in the early Iron Age, compilation of an electronic database of these monuments;

- search, identification and comprehensive study of symbolic monuments of the early Iron Age of the Kazakh Altai, determination of their features, chronological framework, distribution areas;

- description of identified symbolic images;

- creation of a typology of various symbolic signs on movable and immovable monuments;

- description of the system of signs that belonged to the early nomads of the Kazakh Altai, development of modern methods for determining their structural elements;

- identification of regional features in this sign system;

- analysis of individual (power, property, etc.) signs, their significance and function in the culture of the peoples of the region;

- laboratory and scientific-expert processing of data obtained during research;

- study of materials collected in regional museums, with the aim of creating in the future scientific catalogs of the archaeological heritage of the region;

- development of methodological foundations for the preservation, use and popularization of the historical and cultural heritage of Eastern Kazakhstan, consisting of signs and symbols;

- development of mechanisms for introducing these symbols into the tourism infrastructure of Central Eurasia, popularization of research results.

The proposed program allows you to achieve the following results:

- the main scientific results of the program will be published in 7 publications, including 3 scientific publications recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1 international scientific journal with a non-zero impact factor according to the information base of the company Thomson Reuters (ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Reuters) or included in the database of the company Scopus, 3 international conference materials, including 1 foreign conference material;

- based on the results of the project, 1 scientific seminar will be held;

- author’s certificates can be obtained for scientific results obtained during the implementation of the project;

- an electronic database of ancient symbolic monuments in the Kazakh Altai will be compiled, a methodological proposal will be developed for the study of immovable and movable monuments with various symbolic signs;

- the results of research conducted under the program are disseminated among potential users, the scientific community and the general public through social networks;

- the results of the program are protected at various levels, articles are published and reports are compiled, and are constantly promoted in the media, and the results obtained are disseminated among potential customers, helping to improve the image of the region;

- mechanisms have been created for applying the results of the program in the education of schoolchildren, students, etc. to patriotism;

- scientific information is used in the process of compiling scientific documentation of the museum (scientific passports, exhibition concepts, excursion texts, etc.);

- in order to identify monuments of fine art with symbolic elements characteristic of the early nomads of the Kazakh Altai, field research is being carried out in the Ulan, Katonkaragai, Tarbagatai, Kurchum regions of the East Kazakhstan region;

- the text of a scientific monograph will be developed on the tradition of using the symbols of early nomads.

Scientific Impact:

- the results of the scientific research will be published in high-ranking national journals recognized by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as in international journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus;

- methodological guidelines will be developed, and a scientific seminar will be organized.

Socio-Economic Impact:

- new jobs will be created for regional scientific personnel, rental equipment will be involved, and large-scale procurement of materials will take place, thereby making a significant contribution to the region’s economic development.

Consumers:

- organizations in the fields of culture and arts, education and science, government institutions and authorized bodies, mass media, representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, the regional and national population, and the tourism sector.

Commercialization Potential:

- the program’s results can be commercialized through the dissemination of experience in creating monument databases and the development of thematic and regional tourist routes.