101 Years of Research in the Oasis of Bukhara – Looking Forward to New Venues, March 11, 2016, Hofstra University

 The conference workshop, which takes place March 11, 2016, at Hofstra University, is jointly organized by Hofstra University, the Institute of the Studies of the Ancient World (ISAW/NYU), and the ERC Project “The Early Islamic Empire at Work - The View from the Regions Toward the Center” at Universität Hamburg.

We look back at 101 years of archaeological and historical research concerning the Oasis of Bukhara. The future path lies in a multidisciplinary approach, integrating the physical environment, archaeological studies, material culture, and a history based on literary sources.

The workshop seeks to address the interplay and entanglement of the political, geographical, climatic, and economic factors in the history of the Oasis of Bukhara, within the contexts of the larger empires. Geo-sciences and history are connected on the ground with archaeology. The aim is to develop a new dynamic historical model of the historical, political, and economic system of the oasis.

The conference workshop will be hosted by the Department of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. Among the speakers will be Sören Stark (ISAW/NYU), Aleksandr Naymark (Hofstra University), Andrey Omelchenko (Hermitage). (http://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/meca/index.html)