“Botai. At the Origins of Steppe Civilization”
On November 12, 2025, the Botai Museum-Reserve, as part of an initiative to develop cultural inclusivity, organized a traveling exhibition and a museum event titled “Botai. At the Origins of Steppe Civilization” at the Aiyrtau Center for Social Services.
During the event, workshops were held, short video materials were shown, and an educational lecture on the Botai culture was delivered. Participants were also shown a documentary film about Botai and a presentation dedicated to the issues of museification of archaeological heritage.
The young archaeologist
On November 6, 2025, the interregional conference of young historians "History, culture and prospects for the development of the regions of Kazakhstan through the eyes of young historians" was held in Petropavlovsk.
The conference was attended by students of the KSU "Saumalkol Secondary School No. 1" of the Ayyrtau district of the North Kazakhstan region. These are the participants of the "Young Archaeologist" circle at the Botai Museum-Reserve.
At this event, Zhaksybayeva Tomiris and Torgayeva Dayana, as well as Fatiadi Varvara and Zalevskaya Yanina, who took the second place, successfully defended their research works.
The young researchers presented research papers on the history and culture of their native land, showed a high level of training, analytical skills and interest in the history of Kazakhstan.
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Young Archaeologist
On November 6, 2025, an interregional conference of young historians titled “History, Culture, and Development Prospects of the Regions of Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Young Historians” was held in the city of Petropavlovsk.
The conference was attended by students of KSU “Saumalkol Secondary School No. 1” of the Aiyrtau District of the North Kazakhstan Region. These participants are members of the “Young Archaeologist” club at the Botai Museum-Reserve.
At this event, Tomiris Zhaksybayeva and Dayana Torgayeva successfully defended their research projects, as well as Varvara Fatiadi and Yaniina Zalesskaya, who took second place.
The young researchers presented studies dedicated to the history and culture of their native land, demonstrating a high level of preparation, analytical skills, and interest in the history of Kazakhstan.
"The use of stone raw materials in the paleometallic epoch".
From November 5-8, 2025, the international conference "The Use of stone Raw Materials in the Paleometallic Epoch" was held in the Russian Federation, in the city of St. Petersburg, at the Institute of the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The scientific staff of the Botai Museum-Reserve took part in the conference in an online format, presenting their reports. The conference areas covered various thematic blocks, including tracological analyses of stone tools from the ancient era, their manufacturing technology, as well as issues of the sacred significance of artifacts.
“The Use of Stone Raw Materials in the Paleometallic Era”
From November 5 to 8, 2025, an international conference titled “The Use of Stone Raw Materials in the Paleometallic Era” was held in the Russian Federation, in the city of Saint Petersburg, at the Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The scientific staff of the Botai Museum-Reserve took part in the conference in an online format, presenting their reports. The thematic areas of the conference covered various sections, including traceological analyses of stone tools from ancient times, their manufacturing technologies, as well as issues related to the sacred significance of artifacts.
