This article presents the results of archaeological excavations carried out in 2025 at the Boshmontepa site in the Oqdaryo district of the Samarkand region. A complex brick kiln was discovered and studied. The structure, internal chamber system, stratigraphy, and technological features of the kiln were analyzed. The findings indicate a highly developed craft production. The site is dated to the 19th–20th centuries.

This article examines how, in the contemporary era of globalization and rapid developments in information and communication, every nation strives to preserve its unique way of life, ethnographic traditions, and material and spiritual cultural heritage. In particular, it analyzes the distinctive linguistic features that serve as one of the principal factors in the ethnocultural identity (ethnic self-awareness) of the Arabs of Central Asia.

This article examines the civil law aspects of corruption risks arising in pledge, suretyship, bank guarantees and other methods of securing obligations. The study applies comparative legal and analytical methods to examine the legislation of Uzbekistan, Germany, the United States, Singapore and Kazakhstan, together with judicial practice. The research identifies collateral valuation manipulation, conflicts of interest, affiliated relationships, weak internal control mechanisms and insufficient digital monitoring as the principal sources of corruption risks. Based on the findings, legislative proposals are developed to introduce mandatory corruption risk assessment, strengthen compliance mechanisms, improve disclosure of affiliated relationships and enhance electronic collateral registration systems.

This article examines the history of the emergence of horse breeding, its economy, traditions and experiences, which have evolved over centuries from natural conditions and economic traditions and have been refined through stages of socio-economic development, based on scientific and field ethnographic records by Russian researchers. The article provides a deeper understanding of the traditions and ethnohistorical processes that have existed in our region since ancient times, based on the analysis of research from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries.