Resources
Echoes of a Forgotten Past
Reconstructing the history of the church of the East in Kazakhstan. A seminar presented by Dr. Mark Dickens at the Kazakhstan Academy of Science in Almaty on the 23rd of February 2018, hosted by the Department of Nestorian Studies and the Institute of Archaeology.
This is a half-hour documentary surrounding the work at the Usharal (Ili-Balyk) site put together by Dr. Steve Gilbert:
The Mongols in Syriac texts in the late 13th and early 14th century
by Mikko Vasko, 2006
Nestorian Stele
This documentary, presented by Martin Palmer, details the Nestorian Stele of the Assyrian Church of the East which was found in China. The Stele that was found in the 17th Century dates back to the 7th Century.
Echoes of a Forgotten Past: Public Presentation
Reconstructing the history of the church of the East in Kazakhstan. A seminar presented by Dr. Mark Dickens at Agape Church in Almaty on the 20th of February 2018, hosted by the Department of Nestorian Studies.
Read about the recent excavations in the ancient city of Ili-Balyk. This article was published in the online journal Vox Populi, by Journalist Vyatoslav Antonov following the excavations in July 2016 near Zharkent in South-East Kazakhstan.
Reconstructing the history of the church of the East in Kazakhstan. A seminar presented by Dr. Mark Dickens at Agape Church in Almaty on the 20th of February 2018, hosted by the Department of Nestorian Studies. The audio is the Kazakh translation of the seminar.
Archeological Expertisa
Founded in 2006, Archeological Expertisa is the leading company for archaeological research and investigation in Kazakhstan.
The Society for the Exploration of Eurasia
http://www.exploration-eurasia.com is the website for the Society for the Exploration of Eurasia (SEE) in both English and German.