Ghent University has been active in the Altay Mountains since 1995, with large scale survey projects and a limited number of well-targeted excavations

Archaeological survey to study the diachronological organization of ritual and funerary monuments

Heritages in the Making. Social Embodiement of cultural heritage objects and places in the multicultural Altai Republic, PhD research Gertjan Plets

Beyond the Beam. Evaluation and application of handheld X-ray fluorescence in archaeology, PhD research Kaat De Langhe

Exchange project for the promotion of education: valorisation of natural and cultural heritage in Altay

Highlands and steppes: an analysis of the archaeological landscape of the Altay Mountains from the Eneolithic to the Ethnographic Period, PhD research Wouter Gheyle

Thousands of Early Iron Age burial mounds in Altay are located in the peripheral permafrost zone, causing an exceptional archaeological preservation

Several excavations and survey campaigns were carried out in the Altay Mountains between 1995 and 1998

Archaeology and landscape of irrigation systems in Turpan, PhD research Sophie Barbaix