At the invitation of Prof. Dong Guanghui from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, and Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Ministry of Education, China, Prof. Artur Kharinskii from Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Russia, will visit our university for academic exchange and deliver two lectures on January 8-9, 2026. All faculty members and students are welcome to attend!
Reporter: Prof. Artur Kharinskii
Lecture 1 Title: The emergence and development of pastoralism in the Baikal region (late 2nd millennium BC - early 1st millennium AD)
Time: 9:30-11:00, January 8, 2026 (Thursday)
Lecture 2 Title: The formation of the northern periphery of the Mongol Empire: nomadic pastoralists and the surrounding landscape
Time: 10:00-11:30, January 9, 2026 (Friday)
Venue: Meeting Room 502, Qilian Hall, Chengguan Campus, Lanzhou University
Reporter Profile:
Artur Kharinskii is a Professor at Irkutsk National Research Technical University and serves as the Director of its Archaeological Laboratory. He is also a board member of the academic conference "Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Siberia, the Baikal Region, and Northern China". Since 1986, he has conducted extensive archaeological fieldwork and comprehensive research in the Baikal and Mongolian regions. His primary research focuses on the evolution of archaeological cultures, social structural transformations, and the development of subsistence strategies in this area from the Bronze Age to the modern historical period (circa 3000 BCE to the 19th century CE). He has authored 235 scholarly articles and 4 monographs, primarily concerning the archaeology, anthropology, and ethnography of Siberia and the Baikal region. His work systematically documents and provides in-depth interpretation of the historical and cultural trajectory of the region. Professor Kharinskii has led or contributed to 9 grant-funded projects and participated in 3 international collaborative projects. His research spans comparative regional cultural studies, the application of interdisciplinary methodologies, and multinational archaeological cooperation.
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Ministry of Education, China
December 30, 2025
