The lecture on "UNESCO: the silk road and the place of Ancient Merv" was held in the conference hall of the Institute of international relations.
According to the state news Agency of Turkmenistan, Timothy Williams, a Professor at the Institute of archaeology of the University of London and a leading adviser to UNESCO on the Great silk road, who has repeatedly participated in joint archaeological expeditions in our country, addressed students and teachers of the IMO and the International University of Humanities and development in an online format.
The complex of historical and cultural monuments of Ancient Merv was included in the UNESCO world heritage List in 1999 as a historical and cultural heritage of great significance throughout the world. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Ancient Merv has been in the field of scientific interests of the scientist for many years, and a special project is being implemented under his leadership at the Institute of archaeology of the University of London. It is worth noting that this Institute closely cooperates with the Ministry of culture of Turkmenistan in the protection and study of historical monuments.
The lecture covered such topics as the sights of Ancient Merv, its irrigation systems, the role of the Murghab river, etc. The Professor stressed the importance of modern geomorphological research, achievements in the field of paleogeography, aerial and space mapping.
As noted, archaeological research confirms the fact that two thousand years before there was a system of caravan routes between Europe and China, whose routes ran through the territory of modern Turkmenistan, there were already trade arteries connecting Margiana with the ancient civilizations of India and Mesopotamia.
At the end of the lecture, the audience was given the opportunity to ask questions to the scientist in online mode.
