Tradition, the peacock’s tail of every identification of culture and nation, has a remarkable ability to tend towards its own monstrous manifestations – colorful costumes, national songs, folk architecture – all of which, seized by mortifying bureaucracy and institutionalism, transforms into kitschy and tasteless metastases. pokračuj / entry »
A brief treatise on hydraulic civilisations
November 7th, 2024 komentáre: 0
If anyone believes that science is not subject to fashion trends, then they should read the latest scientific articles about the demise of civilizations in Central Asia. While for the last 50 years there was a general consensus that the Mongols (Tamerlan, etc…) were behind the demise of the Turkic empires, under the influence of the eko movement of recent years, more and more renowned studies are appearing on the influence of climate on the fall of empires such as Kokand, Samarkand, Bukhara, etc… pokračuj / entry »
Article on tandyrs from southern Kyrgyzstan
November 6th, 2024 komentáre: 1
After a year of tireless ethnoarchaeology in Central Asia, I managed to sneak an article into JAA about tandyrs – their production, technology, distribution and use by end customers. And the implications for archeology and why tandyrs in Kyrgyzstan are so little known archaeologically. pokračuj / entry »
Ako postaviti sebe laténsku keramickú pec…
August 13th, 2024 komentáre: 0
Postaviť sebe dvojkomorovú laténsku pec je vec náramne jednoduchá. Je potrebné mať kamarátov, čo to vedia a sud piva. Po troch dňoch povaľovania pri pive a krčmových rečí, aké mestá my, hrdí Kelti, hneď po lete poplienime, prišli za nami naše keltské squaws, nech robíme voľačo užitočné… pokračuj / entry »
Naive essays of material culture. About the beer, Coke and smalltalk…
December 29th, 2023 komentáre: 0
Look closely at this picture and try to guess where it was taken and by whom it was taken… pokračuj / entry »