Tetiana Krupa

About

Tetiana Krupa is a Ukrainian historian, archaeologist and specialist in the study and conservation of archaeological textiles. She is the Head of the International Laboratory for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage “UMAI” at the Margulan Institute of Archaeological Research, Pavlodar Pedagogical University named after A. Margulan (Kazakhstan).

Her research focuses on the material culture of the Eurasian Steppe, archaeological textiles, the history of costume, and textile production technologies in the societies of Central Eurasia from antiquity to the medieval period. Her work combines archaeological, historical, and scientific methods, including microscopic fiber analysis and the study of dyes and historical textile technologies.

A central focus of her research is the textile culture and costume of the Golden Horde (Ulus Jochi) and the reconstruction of symbolic and social markers expressed through dress in nomadic and semi-nomadic societies of the Eurasian Steppe. Based on archaeological materials from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Central Asia, she has conducted a number of scholarly reconstructions of Golden Horde period costumes. Reconstructions created under her direction are currently displayed in major museums in Kazakhstan and are used as scientific visualizations of the region’s cultural heritage.

An important contribution of her research was the dating of the historic funerary textile covering of the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkestan. Through the analysis of gold threads and textile technology, she demonstrated in 2009 that the textile dates to the Timurid period, contributing to the attribution of one of the most significant monuments of Central Asian heritage.

Her research also explores transcontinental cultural exchanges across the Silk Road, where textiles serve as key historical sources for understanding technological transfer and cultural interaction across Eurasia. Her work contributes to the study of the material cu