Scholars from Karaganda Buketov University in
Kazakhstan, along with counterparts from Michigan, the U.S. are embarking on a
unique project to uncover historical facts about the dietary habits of Bronze
Age nomads. It will focus on the diet and food quality of people from that era.
The archeologists aim to analyze dental calculus in human and animal bone
remains with modern technologies as well as to reconstruct the dietary model of
Bronze Age humans based on the gathered data. Scientists believe that this will
help shed light on contemporary global food risks facing humanity.
«In March of this year, our foreign
counterparts approached us with a project idea. We maintained correspondence,
and they arrived in the country this May. We familiarized the foreign
delegation with our collections, took them to our laboratory, and showed the
warehouse where we calculate the necessary bone material for the project. In
November 2024, we are expecting a return visit, during which suitable samples
for the project will be selected and later analyzed in the laboratories of the
University of Michigan,» said Alexey Kukushkin, Director of Saryarka
Archaeological Institute.
