History of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, the largest segment of the Eurasian Steppe, was the home and crossroads for numerous groups of people throughout history. Human activity in the region began with the extinct Pithecanthropus and Sinanthropus 1 million – 800,000 years ago in the Karatau Mountains, as well as the Caspian and Balkhash areas. Neanderthals were present 140,000 – 40,000 years ago in the Karatau Mountains and Central Kazakhstan. Modern Homo sapiens appeared 40,000 – 12,000 years ago in Southern, Central, and Eastern Kazakhstan. After the end of the last glacial period, 12,500 – 5,000 years ago, human settlement spread across the whole of Kazakhstan, eventually leading to the extinction of large animals (mammoth, woolly rhinoceros). The hunter-gatherer communes invented bows and boats, and used domesticated wolves and traps for hunting.

The Neolithic Revolution was marked by the appearance of animal husbandry and agriculture, giving rise to the Atbasar,Kelteminar, Botai, Mokanjar, Ust-Narym, and other cultures. The Botai culture (3600–3100 BCE) is credited with the first domestication of horses. Ceramics and polished stone tools also appeared during this period. The 4th – 3rd millennia witnessed the beginning of metal production, manufacture of copper tools, and use of casting molds. In the 2nd millennium, ore mining developed in Central Kazakhstan.

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Smashing Asiad debut for Gilas women’s team

Manila Standard 27 Sep 2023
The Filipina cagebelles had a rousing triumph in their first ever game in the history of the quadrennial meet, hacking out an 83-59 rout of Kazakhstan Wednesday night at the Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre gymnasium ... .......
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Smashing Asiad debut for Gilas women's team

The Manila Times 27 Sep 2023
HANGZHOU ... The Filipina cagebelles had a rousing triumph in their first ever game in the history of the quadrennial meet, hacking out an 83-59 rout of Kazakhstan Wednesday night at the Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre gymnasium ... .......
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3 space station crew members back on Earth after U.S.-record year in space

Sandhills Express 27 Sep 2023
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth early Wednesday, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out an unexpected yearlong stay in space, the longest single flight in U.S. space history....
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Tennis betting tips: ATP Tour previews and best bets for Astana and Beijing

Sporting Life 26 Sep 2023
It’s another midweek start on the ATP Tour this week and Andy Schooler has picked out his best bets for the action in Astana and Beijing.Tennis betting tips. ATP Tour. 1pt win Tallon Griekspoor in the Astana Open at 8/1 (General). 1pt e.w ... Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard). The Astana Open, which gets under way on Wednesday, has a strange history ... ....
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Kazakh Sports Minister aiming to host 2027 ISSF World Championships after Hangzhou visit

Inside The Games 25 Sep 2023
Kazakhstan’s Sports Minister Yermek Marzhikpayev has revealed his ambitions to secure the hosting rights for the 2027 International Shooting Sport Federation World Championships following his visit to the Asian Games here ... "We want to discuss with him holding the 2027 World Championships in Kazakhstan....
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Kazakhstan Euro 2024 squad: Magomed Adiyev's full squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers

FourFourTwo 22 Sep 2023
The Kazakhstan Euro 2024 squad will come around sooner than you think, as Magomed Adiyev's team aim to secure a shock qualification for the finals in Germany ... Kazakhstan's squad. Kazakhstan Euro 2024 squad ... Vyacheslav Shyrev (Kairat)Kazakhstan Euro 2024 squad numbers ... Kazakhstan manager ... Magomed Adiyev, Kazakhstan manager (Image credit....
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Letter to the Editor: Aid for Ukraine is critical to America and Western Democracy

The Morganton News Herald 21 Sep 2023
America has a history of putting their heads in the sand when it comes to involving itself in foreign hostilities ... His history of troops in Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Chechnya are a testament to Hitler’s expansionist Lebensraum agenda....
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The Axis of outcasts

Korea Times 20 Sep 2023
By Carl Bildt ... Owing to his illegal war of aggression in Ukraine, Putin is running low on both friends and ammunition. The Vostochny spaceport has a troubled history. Intended to replace the Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan, its construction was plagued by repeated delays and allegations of corruption and mismanagement ... But make no mistake ... ....
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Russia’s handshake with N. Korea shows its desperation

Khaleejtimes 18 Sep 2023
Owing to his war in Ukraine, Putin is running low on both friends and ammunition. The Vostochny spaceport has a troubled history. Intended to replace the Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan, its construction was plagued by repeated delays and allegations of corruption and mismanagement ... Russian-North Korean relations have a similar backstory ... ....
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