Links
The following is a rough collection of useful links relevant to Central Asian studies in general and the history and archaeology of Bukhārā in particular. Comments and suggestions to keep this page updated and as comprehensive as possible are welcome and should be sent to ss5951@nyu.edu.
Resources in General
Archive of the Khorezm Expedition at the Institute for Ethnology and Anthropology at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Central Asia Pages at the Seminar for Oriental Archaeology and Art History, University Halle-Wittenberg by Markus Mode
The Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies
Waugh's Central Asia by Daniel C.Waugh
Resources on Silk Road Studies
Critical Silk Road Studies, Georgetown University
Digital Silk Road Project, Japan
The Silk Road Journal edited by Daniel C. Waugh
Resources on Specific Sites
Academia Turfanica, China (in Chinese only)
Ancient Merv Project at the UCL Institute of Archaeology
The Balkh Art and Cultural Heritage Project at Oxford University
Dunhuang Academy, China (in Chinese and English)
The International Dunhuang Project
Italian Archaeological Mission in Old Nisa
Ancient and Medieval Nomads in Eurasia
Early Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes. Bibliographic notes compiled by Markus Mode
Türk Bitig – Database of Old Türkic monuments and inscriptions
Museums
Bukhara State Architectural Art Museum-Preserve, Bukhara
Central State Museum of Kazakhstan, Almaty
Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet, Paris
Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Berlin
The National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul
National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe
State Hermitage, Saint-Petersburg, Oriental Collections
State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow
Archaeological Fieldwork and Teaching
Abteilung Vor- und Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie at University Bonn
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of History (in Chinese only)
La Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan
Eurasia Department of the German Archaeological Institute
Il Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Turino per il Medio Oriente e l'Asia
Institute of History of Material Culture at the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg
Italo-Uzbek Archaeological Project in Samarkand
"L’Orientale" University of Naples, Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies
Materiality in Islam Research Initiative (MIRI) at Copenhagen University
Mission Archéologique Franco-Chinoise au Xinjiang (Chine) (MAFCX)
Mission Archéologique Franco-Ouzbèke de Sogdiane (MAFOUZ-Sogdiana)
Mission Archéologique Franco-Ouzbèke de Bactriane Septentrionale (MAFOUZ-Bactriane)
Mission Archéologique Française Ajakagytma sur la Néolithisation en Asie centrale (MAFANAC)
Mission Archéologique Franco-Ouzbèke Protohistoire (MAFOUZ-Protohistoire)
Mission Archéologique Franco-Ouzbèke dans l’oasis de Boukhara
Mission Archéologique Française au Turkménistan
Professur für Islamische Kunstgeschichte und Archäologie at University Bamberg
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Seminar for Oriental Archaeology and Art History at University Halle-Wittenberg
Society for the Exploration of EurAsia
Ulaanbataar Branch of the German Archaeological Institute
UMR8546 CNRS/ENS Archéologie et Philologie d’Orient et d’Occident - AOROC
Université Paris-Ouest/CNRS, Maison Archéologie & Ethnologie, René-Ginouvès
University of Pittsburgh's Department of Anthropology
Washington University in St.Louis' Department of Anthropology
Western Kentucky University's Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology
Miscellanea
Achemenet by Pierre Briant (chaire "Histoire et civilisation du monde achéménide et de l’empire d’Alexandre" au Collège de France)
The British Institute of Persian Studies
The Cultural History of the Western Himalaya from the 8th Century. FSF/NFN of the Austrian Science Fund
Oriental Coins Database at zeno.ru
Parthia.com by Edward C. D. Hopkins
A Rough Guide to Kushan History by Robert Bracey