The Siberia Research Project was started recently in order to access new information on the archaeology of Siberian prehistory, which is not well known.

Turkish and Russian scientists are studying the prehistoric period of Siberia through joint excavations. 

Experts from Turkey's Dokuz Eylul University and Russia's Irkutsk State University are heading excavations being carried out between Yenisei and Lena Rivers.

The Siberia Research Project was started recently in order to access new information on the archaeology of Siberian prehistory, which is not well known.

Dokuz Eylül University, Caucasus and Central Asian Archeology Research Center President Semih Güneri, in a statement to the Anatolia news agency:  "Siberian Research Project, which has been in preparation for several years between the Yenisei-Lena rivers in Siberia, was prepared to understand the earliest stages of archeology in the region and to find new concrete evidence for the hypotheses developed in the Turkic-Altaic theory (Türk- Altai Theory) process dealing with Turkish history in Far Asia."

He said the joint effort with Irkutsk University was agreed upon after several meetings since 2017.

The region's archaeology is drawing the attention of Westerners in the last two decades, however, the difficult land conditions deter the researchers, Guneri said.

Guneri said two Turkish PhD candidates who are accompanying him have started common excavations with Russian researchers in the area.

"Our work is not easy at all. In August, the temperature will fall below zero in the evening," he said.

Guneri added that their work in Angara-Baikal area, which will last for 12 weeks, has started.

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