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Previous Work

Passing the Kyz Kala (Photo: Alexis Pantos)

This project builds on decades of research on the mudbrick structures of the Merv Oasis, including:

  • The amazing photographs and descriptions published by Valentin Alekseevich Zhukovskii (1894)

The Great Kyz Kala in the 1890s (Photo: V.A. Zhukovskii)

              The Great Kyz Kala in the 19th century (V.A. Zhukovskii)

  • YuTAKE, an extensive archaeological survey of South Turkmenistan carried out by Soviet archaeologists in the middle decades of the 20th century; in particular, research published by Galena Pugachenkova and Professor Mikhail Evgenievich Masson.
  • Architectural and photographic survey carried out by the International Merv Project (British Museum & UCL in the 1990s) and Ancient Merv Project (UCL 2001-present).
  • Extensive conservation monitoring by the Ancient Merv Project (including Annie Upson & Louise Cooke in the 2000s).
  • 3D laser scanning and high definition photography by Jason Barton (UCL) and Joseph Severn (Plowman Craven & Associates), with the support of Duncan Lees. The laser scan data and imagery material is archived and freely available via the CyArk archive