The leadership lecture by Taymagambetov J. K. "Paleolithic of Kazakhstan: new discoveries"

On October 18, 2024, PhD students of the 2nd year of the Department of Archeology and Ethnology of the Historical Faculty of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University organized a leadership lecture by the famous archaeologist, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, chief researcher of the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan Taimagambetov Zhaken Kozhakhmetovich, on the topic "Paleolithic of Kazakhstan: new discoveries". 
The purpose of the leadership lecture is to widely introduce the scientist to 1st-year students, 1st-year undergraduates and 1st-year PhD doctoral students enrolled in the specialty "Archaeology and Ethnology" of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. 
The period of human development consists of several stages: the epochs of stone, Bronze, Early Iron and the Early Middle Ages, the Middle Ages. Our ancient history dates back to the Stone Age. Taimagambetov Zh.K. is the only scientist in Kazakhstan who actively studies the Stone Age, is the author of numerous articles and monographs. He proves that humanity has been developing the territory of Kazakhstan since the Stone Age.

During the lecture, the scientist discussed the latest research covering the period of the Stone Age, new discoveries and views of Jacquin Kozhakhmetovich introduced into scientific circulation. The lecture participants got acquainted with the Paleolithic monuments discovered in archaeological expeditions of the East Kazakhstan region, Zhambyl region, Turkestan region, Almaty region discovered over the past ten years.
The scientist is the head of joint Kazakh-German, Kazakh-Japanese, Kazakh-Russian scientific archaeological expeditions. Excavations were carried out at the multi-layered Ushbulak site dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period in the East Kazakhstan region, in the Zhambyl region in the Aktogay cave, in the Turkestan region in the cave named after H. A. Alpyspayev, in the Almaty region at the Tikenekti 2 and Yntymak sites. 

They identified and conducted exploration work in 80 caves of the Karatau ridge, Southern Kazakhstan, in order to identify traces of Stone Age man. 
After the lecture, the participants asked the scientist questions for 20 minutes.  Zh. K. Taimagambetov wished the future specialists good luck and scientific discoveries.