ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PRACTICAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE STUDY OF BOTAY

Abstract

The main results of interdisciplinary studies on the Eneolithic site Botay were discussed at the international conference. The conference was attended by representatives of science, culture, leading scientists from Kazakhstan, as well as from far and near abroad. Horse-breeding culture formation problems in the Central Asia were considered at the conference. The most attention was drawn to the presentation about genetic studies of bone remains, where the issues of culture genesis and cultural inheritance of monuments were considered. The ancient migration processes were discussed in the context of horse transport communication and natural-climatic factors that undoubtedly influenced the dynamic development of the cultural area as a whole. According to the conference results, it was decided to further study the Eneolithic sites using interdisciplinary methods.