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UNIVERSITÄT ZU KÖLN Heinrich -Barth -Institut für Archäologie und Geschichte Afrikas 14 A F R I C A P R A E H I S T O R I C A Monographien zur Archäologie und Umwelt Afrikas Monographs on African Archaeology and Environment Monographies sur l'Archéologie et l'Environnement d'Afrique Herausgegeben von Rudolph Kuper KÖLN 2002 Tides of the Desert – Gezeiten der Wüste Contributions to the Archaeology and Environmental History of Africa in Honour of Rudolph Kuper Beiträge zu Archäologie und Umweltgeschichte Afrikas zu Ehren von Rudolph Kuper Edited by Jennerstrasse 8 Jennerstrasse 8 comprises Tilman Lenssen-Erz, Ursula Tegtmeier and Stefan Kröpelin as well as Hubert Berke, Barbara Eichhorn, Michael Herb, Friederike Jesse, Birgit Keding, Karin Kindermann, Jörg Linstädter, Stefanie Nußbaum, Heiko Riemer, Werner Schuck and Ralf Vogelsang HEINRICH-BARTH-INSTITUT © HEINRICH-BARTH - INSTITUT e.V., Köln 2001 Jennerstraße 8, D – 50823 Köln http://www.uni-koeln.de/hbi/ Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Reproduktionen jeglicher Art nur mit ausdrücklicher Genehmigung. CIP – Titelaufnahme der Deutschen Bibliothek Tides of the desert : contributions to the archaeolo- gy and environmental history of Africa in honour of Rudolph Kuper = Gezeiten der Wüste : Beiträge zu Archäologie und Umweltgeschichte Afrikas zu Ehren von Rudolph Kuper / Heinrich-Barth-In- stitut. Ed. by Jennerstrasse 8. - Köln : Heinrich- Barth-Inst., 2002 (Africa praehistorica ; 14) ISBN 3-927688-00-2 Printed in Germany Druck: Hans Kock GmbH, Bielefeld Typographisches Konzept: Klaus Kodalle Digitale Bildbearbeitung: Jörg Lindenbeck Satz und Layout: Ursula Tegtmeier Titelgestaltung: Marie-Theres Erz Redaktion: Jennerstrasse 8 Gesetzt in Palatino ISSN 0947-2673 Contents Prolog Jennerstrasse 8 – The Editors Eine Festschrift für Rudolph Kuper.......................... -
Monitoring of the Abrasion Processes (By the Example of Alakol Lake, Republic of Kazakhstan)
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL & SCIENCE EDUCATION 2016, VOL. 11, NO. 11, 4164-4174 OPEN ACCESS Monitoring of the Abrasion Processes (by the Example of Alakol Lake, Republic of Kazakhstan) Ainagul Abitbayevaa, Adilet Valeyeva, Kamshat Yegemberdiyevaa, Aizhan Assylbekovab and Aizhan Ryskeldievab aInstitute of Geography, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN; bAl-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to analyze the abrasion processes in the regions of dynamically changing Alakol lakeshores. Using the field method, methods of positioning by the GPS receiver and interpretation of remote sensing data, the authors determined that abrasion processes actively contributed to the formation the modern landscape, causing the occurrence of landslide processes due to trimming coastal cliffs. It influences the dynamic mode of coastline, which currently stands in the sea or in the form of capes in the areas of solid rock, or juts out into the bay with a beach by narrow pebble beaches. The results showed that the lakeshores retreated to 60-100 m (from 1990 to 2015). The suggested method of installation reefs may help to increase bio-productivity, to perform the functions of self-purification of sea water and to reduce the process of destruction of the shores of Alakol lake. KEYWORDS ARTICLE HISTORY Abrasion, relief-forming processes, shores Received 12 May 2016 destruction, lakeside niche, submarine reef Revised 07 June 2016 Accepted 13 June 2016 Introduction Relief, especially its development, plays an important role in assessing the environmental safety of the surrounding space and management of the safe use of natural resources (Schultz, 2015; Velichko & Spasskaya, 2002). This role is reflected in multiple forms of the specific exogenous processes and phenomena changing the shape of the environment (Sharapov, 2013; Ermolaev, 2015). -
Selected Works of Chokan Valikhanov Selected Works of Chokan Valikhanov
SELECTED WORKS OF CHOKAN VALIKHANOV CHOKAN OF WORKS SELECTED SELECTED WORKS OF CHOKAN VALIKHANOV Pioneering Ethnographer and Historian of the Great Steppe When Chokan Valikhanov died of tuberculosis in 1865, aged only 29, the Russian academician Nikolai Veselovsky described his short life as ‘a meteor flashing across the field of oriental studies’. Set against his remarkable output of official reports, articles and research into the history, culture and ethnology of Central Asia, and more important, his Kazakh people, it remains an entirely appropriate accolade. Born in 1835 into a wealthy and powerful Kazakh clan, he was one of the first ‘people of the steppe’ to receive a Russian education and military training. Soon after graduating from Siberian Cadet Corps at Omsk, he was taking part in reconnaissance missions deep into regions of Central Asia that had seldom been visited by outsiders. His famous mission to Kashgar in Chinese Turkestan, which began in June 1858 and lasted for more than a year, saw him in disguise as a Tashkent mer- chant, risking his life to gather vital information not just on current events, but also on the ethnic make-up, geography, flora and fauna of this unknown region. Journeys to Kuldzha, to Issyk-Kol and to other remote and unmapped places quickly established his reputation, even though he al- ways remained inorodets – an outsider to the Russian establishment. Nonetheless, he was elected to membership of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society and spent time in St Petersburg, where he was given a private audience by the Tsar. Wherever he went he made his mark, striking up strong and lasting friendships with the likes of the great Russian explorer and geographer Pyotr Petrovich Semyonov-Tian-Shansky and the writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky. -
Drought and Effect of Vegetation on Aeolian Transport in the Aralkum
Drought and effect of vegetation on aeolian transport in the Aralkum Timon Smeets 1 2 Drought and effect of vegetation on aeolian transport in the Aralkum MSc Thesis November-2020 Author: Timon Smeets Student number: 5559650 E-mail: [email protected] First supervisor: Geert Sterk Second supervisor: Gerben Ruessink MSc Programme: Earth Surface and Water Faculty of Geosciences Department of Physical Geography Utrecht University 3 Abstract This study focusses on the effects of the desiccation of the Aral Sea, which occurred ~50 years ago. The desiccation of the Aral Sea began a shift in climate and transformed the Aral Sea. The Aral sea that once was the livelihood of many changed into the Aralkum, a dessert which to this day destroys the lives of many. This study focusses on the shift in climate that occurred due to the desiccating of the Aral Sea, the dust storms originating from the Aralkum, and vegetation strategies that can limit the magnitude of these dust storms. This study used precipitation data and satellite imagery to analyse the shift in the meteorological climate and the resulting changes in vegetation. Using the Aerosol optical depth and local wind speed data, the temporal variation of dust storms and high wind events were analysed and linked. The effect of different types of vegetation on reducing wind erosion in the form of suspension and saltation was modelled using a cellular automaton approach. The climate has shifted into a wetter but warmer climate. The regions affected by this are the rangelands in proximity(0-500 km) to the Aral sea, which experienced soil salination and a significant loss in vegetation density. -
Ecosystem Service Assessment of the Ili Delta, Kazakhstan Niels Thevs
Ecosystem service assessment of the Ili Delta, Kazakhstan Niels Thevs, Volker Beckmann, Sabir Nurtazin, Ruslan Salmuzauli, Azim Baibaysov, Altyn Akimalieva, Elisabeth A. A. Baranoeski, Thea L. Schäpe, Helena Röttgers, Nikita Tychkov 1. Territorial and geographical location Ili Delta, Kazakhstan Almatinskaya Oblast (province), Bakanas Rayon (county) The Ili Delta is part of the Ramsar Site Ile River Delta and South Lake Balkhash Ramsar Site 2. Natural and geographic data Basic geographical data: location between 45° N and 46° N as well as 74° E and 75.5° E. Fig. 1: Map of the Ili-Balkhash Basin (Imentai et al., 2015). Natural areas: The Ramsar Site Ile River Delta and South Lake Balkhash Ramsar Site comprises wetlands and meadow vegetation (the modern delta), ancient river terraces that now harbour Saxaul and Tamarx shrub vegetation, and the southern coast line of the western part of Lake Balkhash. Most ecosystem services can be attributed to the wetlands and meadow vegetation. Therefore, this study focusses on the modern delta with its wetlands and meadows. During this study, a land cover map was created through classification of Rapid Eye Satellite images from the year 2014. The land cover classes relevant for this study were: water bodies in the delta, dense reed (total vegetation more than 70%), and open reed and shrub vegetation (vegetation cover of reed 20- 70% and vegetation cover of shrubs and trees more than 70%). The land cover class dense reed was further split into submerged dense reed and non-submerged dense reed by applying a threshold to the short wave infrared channel of a Landsat satellite image from 4 April 2015. -
Climate Change in the Post-Soviet Space
ISPI DOSSIER April 2021 CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE edited by Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti CLIMATEUNRAVELLING CHANGE THE SAHEL: IN THE STATE, POST-SOVIET POLITICS AND SPACE ARMED VIOLENCE MarchApril 2021 2021 ITALIAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL STUDIES everal post-Soviet states are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Furthermore, two of the worst environmental disasters of our times – the Chernobyl Snuclear accident and the Aral Sea desertification – happened in the post-Soviet region, with implications that have crossed state and time boundaries. This dossier highlights the major environmental and climate-change-related crises affecting the area and the diverse national and regional approaches to tackle them. What is the approach of Russia — one the biggest energy producers and polluters in the world — with regards to climate change? Can transboundary crises spur regional cooperation in the South Caucasus and Central Asia? What is the role of civil society in holding governments accountable in this domain? * Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti is a research fellow at the Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia Centre at ISPI. Her areas of interest include Russian foreign policy, EU-Russia and Russia-Turkey relations, and EU neighbourhood policies (especially with Eastern neighbours). She is a member of WIIS (Women in International Security), an international network dedicated to increasing the influence of women in the field of foreign and defence policy. | 2 CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE April 2021 ITALIAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL STUDIES Table of Contents 1. TIME TO TALK CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE POST-SOVIET REGION Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti (ISPI) 2. -
Download From
Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS) – 2006-2008 version Available for download from http://www.ramsar.org/ris/key_ris_index.htm. Categories approved by Recommendation 4.7 (1990), as amended by Resolution VIII.13 of the 8 th Conference of the Contracting Parties (2002) and Resolutions IX.1 Annex B, IX.6, IX.21 and IX. 22 of the 9 th Conference of the Contracting Parties (2005). Notes for compilers: 1. The RIS should be completed in accordance with the attached Explanatory Notes and Guidelines for completing the Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands. Compilers are strongly advised to read this guidance before filling in the RIS. 2. Further information and guidance in support of Ramsar site designations are provided in the Strategic Framework and guidelines for the future development of the List of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Wise Use Handbook 7, 2 nd edition, as amended by COP9 Resolution IX.1 Annex B). A 3 rd edition of the Handbook, incorporating these amendments, is in preparation and will be available in 2006. 3. Once completed, the RIS (and accompanying map(s)) should be submitted to the Ramsar Secretariat. Compilers should provide an electronic (MS Word) copy of the RIS and, where possible, digital copies of all maps. 1. Name and address of the compiler of this form: FOR OFFICE USE ONLY . Yerokhov Sergei, Tursunvbayev Valentin. DD MM YY E-mail: [email protected] Sergey Yerokhov Turgut Ozal Str. 242, Ap.1 050046. Almaty, Kazakhstan Designation Site Reference Number Phone: + + 727 3920962 (home) E-mail: [email protected] 2. Date this sheet was completed/updated: October –November, 2007 3. -
The Bacterial Communities of Sand-Like Surface Soils of the San Rafael Swell (Utah, USA) and the Desert of Maine (USA) Yang Wang
The bacterial communities of sand-like surface soils of the San Rafael Swell (Utah, USA) and the Desert of Maine (USA) Yang Wang To cite this version: Yang Wang. The bacterial communities of sand-like surface soils of the San Rafael Swell (Utah, USA) and the Desert of Maine (USA). Agricultural sciences. Université Paris-Saclay, 2015. English. NNT : 2015SACLS120. tel-01261518 HAL Id: tel-01261518 https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01261518 Submitted on 25 Jan 2016 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. NNT : 2015SACLS120 THESE DE DOCTORAT DE L’UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY, préparée à l’Université Paris-Sud ÉCOLE DOCTORALE N°577 Structure et Dynamique des Systèmes Vivants Spécialité de doctorat : Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé Par Mme Yang WANG The bacterial communities of sand-like surface soils of the San Rafael Swell (Utah, USA) and the Desert of Maine (USA) Thèse présentée et soutenue à Orsay, le 23 Novembre 2015 Composition du Jury : Mme. Marie-Claire Lett , Professeure, Université Strasbourg, Rapporteur Mme. Corinne Cassier-Chauvat , Directeur de Recherche, CEA, Rapporteur M. Armel Guyonvarch, Professeur, Université Paris-Sud, Président du Jury M. -
Zhanat Kundakbayeva the HISTORY of KAZAKHSTAN FROM
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN THE AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Zhanat Kundakbayeva THE HISTORY OF KAZAKHSTAN FROM EARLIEST PERIOD TO PRESENT TIME VOLUME I FROM EARLIEST PERIOD TO 1991 Almaty "Кazakh University" 2016 ББК 63.2 (3) К 88 Recommended for publication by Academic Council of the al-Faraby Kazakh National University’s History, Ethnology and Archeology Faculty and the decision of the Editorial-Publishing Council R e v i e w e r s: doctor of historical sciences, professor G.Habizhanova, doctor of historical sciences, B. Zhanguttin, doctor of historical sciences, professor K. Alimgazinov Kundakbayeva Zh. K 88 The History of Kazakhstan from the Earliest Period to Present time. Volume I: from Earliest period to 1991. Textbook. – Almaty: "Кazakh University", 2016. - &&&& p. ISBN 978-601-247-347-6 In first volume of the History of Kazakhstan for the students of non-historical specialties has been provided extensive materials on the history of present-day territory of Kazakhstan from the earliest period to 1991. Here found their reflection both recent developments on Kazakhstan history studies, primary sources evidences, teaching materials, control questions that help students understand better the course. Many of the disputable issues of the times are given in the historiographical view. The textbook is designed for students, teachers, undergraduates, and all, who are interested in the history of the Kazakhstan. ББК 63.3(5Каз)я72 ISBN 978-601-247-347-6 © Kundakbayeva Zhanat, 2016 © al-Faraby KazNU, 2016 INTRODUCTION Данное учебное пособие is intended to be a generally understandable and clearly organized outline of historical processes taken place on the present day territory of Kazakhstan since pre-historic time. -
From Aral Sea to Aralkum Problems of and Solutions for a Lost Lake
From Aral Sea to Aralkum Problems of and solutions for a lost lake Siegmar-W. Breckle Dept. Ecology / Bielefeld The disappearance of the Aral Sea within the last half of the former century Universität Bielefeld Berlin Lake Urmia Middle Asia : endorrheic areas With 3 erosion basins: Kaspian Sea, Aral Sea and Balkhash Sea htpp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov „The lost Aral Sea Very shallow coastline, NW of Barsa Kelmes, 28m asl, background Kulandi peninsula (phot: SWBr, July 2004) Lake Urmia Very shallow Eastern coastline, 1268m asl, during strong spring rains (phot: SWBr, April 2004) Strong spring rains in Kandovan village (2240m asl) (phot: SWBr, April 2004) Strong rains and floods in Kandovan village (2230m asl) (phot: SWBr, April 2004) Strong spring rains in pittoresque Kandovan village (phot: SWBr, April 2004) From Aral Sea to Aralkum Problems of and solutions for a lost lake Contents Introduction / Aral <> Urmia Problems and actual present situation recent history Actual Aralkum salt dust, sand storms Solutions and future development Acknowledgements (www.na.unep.net) Aral Sea Landsat- Scene 1973 (www.na.unep.net) Aralkum from space: NASA-Satellite image 16.08.2009 NASA.gov/images/imagerecords/39000/39944/aral_sea_20090816_lrg.jpg Aralkum from space: NASA-Satellite image 26.08.2010 earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/images/aral/aral_sea_20100826_lrg.jpg The lost Aral Sea: year area volume salinity 1960 100% 100% 0,9% 1971 90% 89% 1,0% 1982 76% 59% 1,7% 1993 66% 26% 3,5% 2004 40% 19% 4,3% 2010 12% 6% 7-10% AS(WB) The new desert: Almost 60.000 km2 Larger than the Netherlands [41.500km2] Syrdarya, Amudarya: Main tributaries to the Aral Sea From Aral Sea to Aralkum – Loss of c. -
The Theban Desert Road Survey
oi.uchicago.edu ARCHAEOLOGY THE THEBAN DESERT ROAD SURVEY (THE LUXOR-FARSHOT DESERT ROAD SURVEY) John Coleman Darnell and Deborah Darnell During the fourth season of our desert exploration we continued to work at all of the sites and along all of the desert routes within our concession. The new name for the project reflects the growing body of evidence for the significance of this system of routes to the ascendancy of Thebes at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom. In light of the vandalism at the Wadi el-H61, and considering the impor tance of the material, the major thrust of our fourth season has been the recording of rock inscriptions and rock art in the Wadi el-H61 and at Gebel Tjauti. Gebel Antef During the fourth season of work on the Theban Desert Road Survey, we continued work in the area of the Seventeenth Dynasty chapel of Antef V, which we discovered in 1992/93. The overwhelming majority of the ceramic material examined through ran dom sampling in the vicinity of the chapel is of Middle Kingdom through early New Kingdom date. Analysis of pottery from the series of dry stone huts mapped last season has shown that they were originally in use in the Middle Kingdom, as were a number of similar structures on the cAlamat Tal Road. The Wadi el-Hdl Continued recording of the wealth of graffiti in the Wadi el-H61 was given top priority this season. The site had recently been vandalized, and a number of inscriptions de stroyed, at the time of our first visit to the site. -
Art De L'islam Et De L'inde
ART DE L'ISLAM ET DE L'INDE Mardi 7 juillet 2020 Lot 177 Vente aux enchères publiques régulée À l’étude ADER - Salle des Ventes Favart 3, rue Favart 75002 Paris Mardi 7 juillet 2020 à 14 h Exposition publique régulée À l’étude ADER 3, rue Favart 75002 Paris Lundi 6 juillet de 11 h à 18 h Mardi 7 juillet de 11 h à 12 h Expert : Marie-Christine DAVID Avec la collaboration de Camille CELIER [email protected] Tél. : 01 45 62 27 76 Responsable de la vente : Magdalena MARZEC [email protected] Tél. : 01 78 91 10 08 Téléphone pendant l’exposition : 01 53 40 77 10 Catalogue visible sur www.ader-paris.fr ART DE L'ISLAM Enchérissez en direct sur www.drouotlive.com & DE L'INDE En 1re de couverture est reproduit le lot 178 En 4e de couverture est reproduit le lot 279 TABLEAUX & DESSINS 1 CHARLES ÉMILE DE CALLANDE CHAMPMARTIN (1797-1883) Deux orientaux et leur singe Encre et aquarelle. Signée en bas à droite. 23 x 30,5 cm 800 / 1 000 € 2 2 3 2 AUGUSTE BOUCHET (1831-1889) Ville orientale animée, 1871 Aquarelle. Signée et datée en bas à droite. (Petites rousseurs.) 32 x 23 cm 300 / 400 € 3 ALEXANDRE LUNOIS (1863-1916) Femme orientale Aquarelle. Non signée. 20 x 16 cm 200 / 300 € 4 LÉON CAUVY (1874-1933) Scène de marché Eau-forte et aquatinte. Signée et numérotée sur 50. 32 x 41 cm 80 / 120 € 4 3 5 6 5 6 ÉCOLE ORIENTALISTE ÉCOLE ORIENTALISTE El Maadid, 1929 Deux femmes sur les marches Aquarelle et encre.