Science and practice

The International Scientific Conference "Application of natural science methods in archaeological research", dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research was held on 15 - 17 September in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The challenges and prospects of studying the world's historical and cultural heritage using various natural science methods were discussed at the Conference. Leading experts in history, archaeology, anthropology, art and architecture, as well as in natural sciences from various research centres presented papers. The goal of this event was to present new investigations in interdisciplinary fields, to identify new scientific relations and projects, to support the current ones and to actively discuss the topical issues.