The International Conference "Application of Natural Scientific Methods in Archaeological Research" will be held from September 15 to 17, 2025 in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
The conference will discuss the problems and prospects of studying the world's historical and cultural heritage using various natural science methods. Scientific reports from leading experts in the fields of history, archeology, anthropology, art and architecture, as well as in the field of natural sciences from various research centers are expected. The purpose of this event is to present new research in such interdisciplinary areas, search for new scientific connections and projects, support existing ones, as well as actively discuss exciting issues.
The event is organized jointly by
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
- Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Margulan
- Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- Institute of Nuclear Physics
CONFERENCE TOPICS:
- Priority areas in the field of studying cultural heritage sites using methods of natural science;
- Prospects and possibilities for the development of methods of natural science for studying cultural heritage sites;
- Coordination and integration of the work of research groups in the field of humanities and natural sciences.
It is expected that the achieved results and further prospects for using the following methods will be discussed:
- Imaging on neutron and synchrotron beams;
- Neutron and X-ray diffraction;
- Neutron activation analysis;
- X-ray fluorescence analysis;
- Mossbauer effect;
- Other methods (resonances in nuclear reactions, PIGE, PIXE, RBS, XPF, NMR, neutron depth profiling, radiometric dating, etc.).
WORKING LANGUAGES: English
, Russian
PARTICIPATION: Off-line
REPORTS: Oral, poster (for young scientists only)
CULTURAL PROGRAMME: An excursion day is planned for September 17. Details will be announced later.
CONTACTS: If you have any questions, you can contact the co-chairman of the Conference Kuanysh Nazarov by email: k.nazarov@inp.kz
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to change the type of your paper or reject your application if it does not correspond to the conference topic.
