ACANSRS-UK was created to promote cultural exchanges between East and West as well as academic researches on the history of the Silk Road.

ACANSRS-UK was entered on the Register of Charities (UK) on 7th August, 2015. Its registed charity no. is 1163061.

Stuff:

Mariko Namba Walter - Secretary and Chair

Roger Thomas - Treasurers

Board Members (Trustees):

Rachel Ruth Mairs (Univesity of Reading); Roger Thomas; Timothy David Williams, Gai Jorayev (University College London); James P. Ito-Adler

Tribute Horse and Camel, ca. late 800s CE (British Museum)

Gold coin of Kanishka & Bimaran casket depicting the Buddha, Brahma and Śakra. British Museum

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2022:. Based on the theme of history of the Silk Road  - A panel paper on  “Texts as Relics in Stupas and Statues in Gandhara, Bamyan, and Central/East Asia” - presented by the ACANSRS director (Mariko Walter)  In  IABS conference in Seoul, Korea Aug 14-18,2022

2020: The Archaeology and Heritage of Central Asia. Held on March 07, 2020 at University College of London, sponsored by ACANSRS

2019: The Archaeology and Heritage of Central Asia. Held on Dec 17, 2019
The third annual meeting of the Central Asian Seminar Group

2018: International conference on “Indian inputs to Central Asian Art and Culture: Dharma Ratna Marg” sponsored and organized by ACANSRS and Indra Gandhi Centre for Arts, Delhi, India, March 29, 2018

2017: a SOAS concert titled The Poetry of Nav’ai Central Asia on Oct, 2017, 2017 - brought together Europe-based Central Asian and Iranian musicians to explore the shared traditions of the Silk Road

2016: SOAS music concert “Sufis on the Silk Road” January 21st 2016
Uygur-Uzbek Music Concert at SOAS - Jan 2, 2016
Film night at SOAS - Xinjiang Sufi film by Liu Xiangcheng in 2016

Graeco-Bactrian/Indo-Greek ancient history and archaeology of Central Asia at University of Reading in April, 2016

2015: Book Launch event at UCL Archaeological Institute, March, 2015

Book Launch- at UCL