On October 3, the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan held a mentoring meeting with second-year students majoring in archaeology at the Library Science Department of the Turkmen State Institute of Culture, led by instructor Maya Emirova. This was reported by "Turkmenistan: Golden Age."

Kakadurdy Durdyev, a research fellow at the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, spoke in detail about the methodology for sketching archaeological finds, demonstrating the process using examples. The students were particularly drawn to Kakadurdy Durdyev's new work—a sketch of a ceramic jug found at the Paryzdepe site. The depictions of mountain springs are one of the hallmarks of a developed ancient art form in Turkmenistan.

Candidate of Historical Sciences Allaguly Berdyev noted in his speech that a number of cities and caravanserais located along the Great Silk Road, which passed through the territory of Turkmenistan, as well as developed trade and cultural ties with neighboring regions and countries, positively influenced the economic, material, and spiritual development of the people.

Shohrat Annataganov, a research fellow at the Institute of History and Archaeology, presented a presentation on the Paryztepe site, located in the country. The mixture of cultural layers, which is not found at any other site in the region, still prevents scientists from determining the precise period to which it belongs. As Sh. Annataganov noted, the fact is that the discovery of finds from the Eneolithic era in a Bronze Age cultural layer, or, conversely, Bronze Age artifacts in an Eneolithic layer, is a very surprising circumstance.

Students also had the opportunity to ask their mentors questions on topics of interest.