Programme of the Academic Conference Titled “Civilizations of the Great Silk Road from the Past to the Future: perspectives from Natural, Social and Human Sciences” organised by the International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS) on 28 and 29 September 2017 At Samarkand State University in Samarkand, Uzbekistan [On 28 September 2017] Time/Event Contents Name Title/Position Venue: 2nd Floor of the Faculty of Biology of Samarkand State University Opening ceremony 09:30 – 10:10 Opening remarks Dr. Pilho Park Director of IICAS Congratulatory/welcoming remarks (to be confirmed) Hon. Djuraev Turabjon Ikramovich Governor of Samarkand Region Congratulatory/welcoming remarks (to be confirmed) Hon. Rakhimov Vokhid Sanakulovich Mayor of Samarkand City Congratulatory message from Director-General of UNESCO (to be confirmed) Delivered by Dr. Badarch Head of UNESCO Tashkent Office Welcoming remarks (to be confirmed) Dr. Kholmuradov Rustam Ibragimovich Rector (President) of Samarkand State University 10:10 – 10:30 Break/IICAS Publication Launching 10:30 – 11:00 Visiting Biological Laboratory of Samarkand State University Session 1: Interactions of Civilizations of the Silk Road (11:00 – 12:45) Moderator(s): Dr. Shahin Mustafayev Deputy Director, Institute of Oriental studies of the National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan 11:00 – 11:15 1. UNESCO’s initiatives for protection and transmission of the Cultural Heritage of the Silk Roads to the Future Generations Mehrdad Shabahang Project Officer, The Silk Roads Online Platform Section of History and Memory for Dialogue, UNESCO, France 11:15 – 11:30 2. Trade caravans, wars and rulers on the way to ‘Godsent knowledge’ : new contours of policy and cultures of the Islam world the day before making the poem by Yusuf al-Balsaguni Dr. Farda Asadov Vice-president of Hazar University and Head of Department of the History of the Arabian Countries, Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of sciences, Azerbaijan 11:30 – 11:45 3. The Scientific Contribution of Persian-Muslim Intellectuals to the Yuan-Mongol and Joseon Dynasty of Korea Hee Soo Lee Professor, Hanyang University, Korea 11:45 – 12:00 4. Interactions of civilizations and musical cultures on the Silk Road Gulzada Omarova Professor, Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after Jurgenov, Kazakhstan 12:00 – 12:15 5. Civilization of the Great Silk Road and Global Citizenship Education Utak Chung Director, Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding under the auspices of UNESCO (APCEIU), Korea 12:15 – 12:30 6. The Silk Road and intangible cultural heritage in Kyrgyzstan Chinara Beksultanova Senior scholar, Institute of History and Cultural Heritage of the National Academy of Sciences, Kyrgyzstan 12:30 – 12:45 Discussion 13:00 – 14:20 Lunch 14:20 – 14:30 Visiting IICAS compound 14:30 – 18:30 Visiting historical sites of Samarkand For only early departing participants and IICAS AC meeting participants Session 2: Enablement of the Civilizations on the Silk Road (14:30 – 16:30) Moderator(s): Yerbulat Smagulov 14:30 – 14:45 1. Ancient precursors of the Silk Road in Turkmenistan: anthropological aspect Dr. Nadejda Dubova Head of sector of ethno-ecology, Institute of ethnology and anthropology named after Miklukho-Maklay, Academy of sciences, Russia 14:45 – 15:00 2. Murals in the Buddhist temple at Karatepa Shakirdjan Pidaev Director, Fine Art Research Institute, Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan 15:00 – 15:15 3. Power and politics at Akchakhan-kala in Ancient Chorasmia Alison Betts Professor, Director, Centre for Classical and Near Eastern Studies of Australia University of Sydney, Australia 15:15 – 15:30 4. Zarabag – new irrigational region in North Bactria of Kuchuk I period Shapulat Shaydullaev Professor, Termez State University, Uzbekistan 15:30 – 15:45 5. Ancient Khorezm in the system of transcontinental and trade links in the late 1stmillennium BCE Sergey Bolelov Head, Department of Archaeology, State Museum of Orient, Moscow, Russia 15:45 – 16:00 6. Fergana at the crossroads of the transcontinental road Dr. Abdulkhamid Anarbaev Head of Tashkent Branch, Institute of Archaeological Researches, Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan 16:00 – 16:15 7. About two Irshids (manuscripts) Makset Karlibaev Deputy Director,Institute of the Humanities of the Karakalpak Branch, Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan 16:15 – 16:30 Discussion 16:30 – 16:45 Coffee Break Session 3:Witnessing the Civilizations on the Silk Road(16:45 – 18:40) Moderator(s): Makset Karlibaev 16:45 – 17:00 1. The textiles of Bukhara on the Silk Road Dr. Robert Almeev Director, Centre of Bukhara heritage, Uzbekistan 17:00 – 17:15 2. Iranian Guide-towers along the Great Silk Road Hassan Bastanirad Assistant Professor, ShahidBeheshti University, Iran 17:15 – 17:30 3. Reading the Great Silk Road in the Samarkand Oasis from the Activities of the Uzbek-Italian archaeological expedition Simone Mantellini Research Fellow, University of Bologna, Italy 17:30 – 17:45 4. Foreigners from oasis regions of Central Asia on the Chinese burial terracotta “Mingqi” figurines of the 6th-8th centuries Sergey Yatsenko Professor, Russian State University of the humanities, Russia 17:45 – 18:00 5.KharGerd en route to Silk Road Alireza Ghiamati Professor, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran 18:00 – 18:15 6. Religious pluralism on the Silk Road: Buddhism in Azerbaijan and Iran in the 13th century Shahin Mustafayev Deputy Director, Institute of Oriental studies of the National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan 18:15 – 18:30 7.The scientific heritage of Mirzo Ulugbek in the assessment of historical literature Feruza Shamukaramova Senior Scholar, Tashkent State Institute of History, Uzbekistan 18:30 – 18:40 Discussion 19:00 – 21:00 Dinner [On 29 September 2017] Time/Event Contents Name Title/Position Session 4:Prospecting the Future of the Silk Road(08:00 – 10:00) Moderator(s): Dr. Farda Asadov 08:00 – 08:15 1. Will the reviving Silk Road serve peace or competition? Sung Chull Kim Professor, Seoul National University, Korea 08:15 – 08:30 2. The Decoupling of the USSR and the rebordering of Central Asia Jeremy Smith Professor, Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Finland 08:30 – 08:45 3. Iran in the Silk Road, Role Played by a Civilization Mohsen Chitsaz Director, Historical & Civilization Dialogue, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran 08:45 – 09:00 4. Central Asia in revival modern Silk Road as factor of regional and international connectivity Mirzokhid Rakhimov Deputy Director, Institute of History, Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan 09:00 – 09:15 5. Post Silk Road in Central Asia Dr. Dilorom Alimova Professor,Institute of History, Academy of Sciences,Uzbekistan 09:15 – 09:30 6. A retrospective analysis of Chach's economic development in the early Middle Ages Gennadiy Bogomolov Senior Researcher, Institute of Archeological Research, Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan 09:30 – 09:45 7. Korea and Central Asia: Opportunities for Economic Integration on the Silk Road Jung Soo Seo Professor, Dean of Keimyeong Adams College,Keimyeong University, Korea 09:45 – 10:00 Discussion 10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break Session 5: Bases of Civilizations on the Silk Road (10:15 – 12:15) Moderator(s): Sergey Yatsenko 10:15 – 10:30 1. The Silk Road: Kazakhstan Fergana-Syrdarya Corridor Dr. Karl Baipakov Professor, Institute of Archaeology named after Margulan, National Academy of Sciences, Kazakhstan 10:30 – 10:45 2. The Medieval towns in the Chuy Valley in the Central Asian context Bakyt Amanbaeva Professor, Institute of history and cultural heritage, Kyrgyzstan 10:45 – 11:00 3. A study on the ‘Cosmic Animals’ portrayed in the Ancient Eurasian Petroglyphs Jang Seog Ho Senior Researcher, Northeast Asia History Foundation, Korea 11:00 – 11:15 4. The Sauran site as the central object of the Syrdarya part of the Silk Road Yerbulat Smagulov Senior Scholar, Institute of Archaeology named after Margulan, National Academy of Sciences, Kazakhstan 11:15 – 11:30 5. Silk textile of ancient Sogd Nona Avanesova Professor, Department of archaeology, Samarkand State University, Uzbekistan 11:30 – 11:45 6. A gold Belt Buckle of Nangnang and Central Asia Kyeongmi Joo Classic Art Scholar, Chungnam National University, Korea 11:45 – 12:00 7. Digital restoration of Afrasiab Palace mural Ko Kwang Eui Research Fellow, Northeast Asian History Foundation, Korea 12:00 – 12:15 Discussion Venue: 1st Floor of the Faculty of Biology of Samarkand State University Session 6: Ancient footages on the Silk Road (10:15 – 12:00) Moderator(s): Sergey Bolelov *Concurrently with Session 5 10:15 – 10:30 1. Pre-Islamic Maverannahr in the Arabic written sources Ravshan Khudayberganov Junior Scholar, Institute of Oriental Studies named after Beruni, Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan 10:30 – 10:45 2. New studies at Chirikrabat site Zholdasbek Kurmankulov Senior Scholar, Institute of Archaeology named after Margulan, Kazakhstan 10:45 – 11:00 3. Archaeology of the Highland Qarakhanid Settlements Farhod Maksudov Senior Researcher, Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan 11:00 – 11:15 4. Balandy site of Chirikrabat culture Zhanbolat Utubaev Senior Scholar,Institute of Archaeology named after Margulan, Kazakhstan 11:15 – 11:30 5. North direction of pilgrimage-hajj from Central Asia in the 16th-19th centuries Guldona Tanieva Senior Scholar, Institute of History, Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan 11:30 – 11:45 6. Artistic metal of medieval Khorezm (6th – 13th centuries) in relation to interactions along the Silk Road Aysulu Iskanderova Archaeologist, International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS) 11:45 – 12:00 Discussion 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 18:30 Visiting historical sites of Samarkand All participants of conference (except for IICAS AC members) Venue: 1st Floor of the Faculty of Biology of Samarkand State University 14:30 – 18:30 20thsession of the Academic Council of IICAS All Members of Academic Council of IICAS and invited guests 19:00 – 21:00 Dinner *IICAS provides for projectors for Powerpoint, Video and Internet at the conference rooms. * Venue of the conference is the Faculty of Biology, Samarkand State University (type on the Google map “Samarkand State University Faculty of Biology” and on the same street you will see “Public Library.” IICAS is located on the right side of the Public Library.). *Simultaneous interpretation (English – Russian) is provided. *Details of transportation and accommodations especially for foreign participants will be informed two weeks before the conference.