60 YEARS TO THE TEACHER AND SCIENTIST D.A. TALEYEV

Abstract

This article characterizes the milestones of scientific and teaching activities of D.A. Taleyev. Being a schoolboy, D.A. Taleyev dreamed of being an archaeologist, becoming a student of Al Farabi Kazakh National University, he as a member of the University’s archaeological expedition actively participated in various works in Jambyl, South Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda regions. After graduation, D.A. Taleyev studied medieval towns of the Shu, Talas, Keles, West Kazakhstan and Alakol and discovered dozens of previously unknown medieval sites. He is one of the leading archaeologists on the study of the Kazakh Khanate period cities. During the work at the historical faculties of Al Farabi Kazakh National University and L.N. Gumilyov Eirasian National University, he lectured on the problems of medieval archeology of Kazakhstan and made a significant contribution to the training of archaeologists and historians.