INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE STUDY OF BOTAI CULTURE

The scientific article presents the brief results of international research on the Botai settlement and culture in the North Kazakhstan region. Since 2000, research on the Botai settlement has been conducted by the outstanding scientist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of Archaeological Sciences, and Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute, Viktor Fedorovich Seibert, as well as an international group of scientists led by Professor Alan Outram of the University of Exeter (Great Britain). The North Kazakhstan region has developed its own historical school, conducted comprehensive research at the republican and international levels, trained qualified specialists in the study of the Botai, Krasny Yar, Balandino, and Vasilkovka settlements, and has accomplished a significant amount of work. It has also been at the forefront of comprehensive research on the ancient Eneolithic settlements of Eurasia and Kazakhstan, and its works have been published in foreign and domestic scientific publications. The purpose of this article is to examine the creative potential and scientific works of Victor Seiber and Alan Outram as individuals in the field of archaeology, to thoroughly examine and describe the history of the region from a scientific point of view, and to scientifically understand the continuity of generations in historical science. The fundamental scientific conclusions of the scientist, who made a significant contribution to the study of domestic and international archaeology, will be considered. During the comprehensive analysis of the horse bones found in the Botai settlement, it was proven that they were domesticated.

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