KALAM Project coordination and PI
Nicolò Marchetti (University of Bologna)
Web Site coordination
Simone Mantellini (University of Bologna)
Andrea Zinzani (University of Bologna)
Concept, texts, and web design
Rebecca Silvagni (University of Bologna)
Section “State Museum”
Giuseppe Noia (University of Bologna)
Multimedia interviews
Danilo Ortelli, videomaker
Photographic material
On-site images courtesy of the Uzbek-Italian Archaeological Project - UIAP
Drone images courtesy of IICAS – International Institute for Central Asian Studies
We gratefully acknowledge the thoughtful contributions of Licia Proserpio and Emmanuel Di Tommaso, and we thank Kristen Barret-Casey for her careful editing of the texts.
A special thanks to the local communities and stakeholders in the Samarkand region, whose knowledge and perspectives have been essential in shaping the itineraries.
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