The international scientific conference entitled “Application of methods of natural sciences in archaeological research”, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, invites applications. The event will take place from 15 to 17 September 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The event’s organizing committee includes representatives of JINR, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, the Margulan Institute of Archaeology, the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The conference is devoted to the problems and prospects of studying the world historical and cultural heritage using natural science methods. History, archeology, anthropology, art, architecture, and natural science experts from various research centres will give scientific presentations.

The aim of the event is to present new interdisciplinary studies, establish scientific partnerships, initiate new projects, and support existing ones.

Conference topics:

• priority areas in studying cultural heritage sites using natural science methods;
• prospects and opportunities for the development of natural science methods for studying cultural heritage sites;
• coordination of cooperation between research teams in humanities and natural sciences.

The research results and prospects of the application of the following methods will be discussed:

• neutron and synchrotron imaging;
• neutron and X-ray diffraction;
• neutron activation analysis and X-ray fluorescence analysis;
• other methods (resonances in nuclear reactions, radiometric dating, palynological analysis, mineralogical analysis, odontology, etc.).

Young scientists will be able to present their work at the poster session. In-person participation is required. The working languages are Kazakh, English, and Russian.

Registration and abstract submission are available until 1 August via the link. If you have any questions, you can contact the event’s organizers by e-mail: k.nazarov@inp.kz (Organizing Committee Co-Chair Kuanysh Nazarov) or conference.almaty.2025@gmail.com.