In June 2011 Yakov Abramovich Sher turned 80 years old. His name is widely known both in our country and abroad, and not only to archaeologists, but also to representatives of exact and natural sciences. Yakov Abramovich is a leading expert in the field of the study of primitive art, one of the founders of a formalized approach to the analysis of archaeological sources, the introduction of mathematical methods and computer technology in archaeology. Today, the computer is an attribute of an archaeologist, no matter where it is located - in the office or in the expedition tent. Ya. A. Sher's significant contribution to the development of the museum business is connected with the introduction of information technologies. Finally, thanks to Ya. A. Sher, the Russian-speaking archaeological scientific community got acquainted with the theoretical archeology of J.-C. Gardin, with the works of our French colleagues in the field of primitive art. Yakov Abramovich Sher was born on June 21, 1931 in Chimkent (Southern Kazakhstan) in a family of employees: his father was a civil engineer, his mother was a pharmacist. The hero of the day spent his childhood and youth in Kyrgyzstan. To this country and its people, as well as to the whole of Central Asia, Yakov Abramovich still retains special, warm feelings. After graduating from high school in 1949, the young man successfully passed the entrance exams for the history department of the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical Institute, which was soon transformed into a university. As a student, he became interested in archeology and participated in expeditions led by A. N. Bernshtam, A. P. Okladnikov and G. F. Debets. After graduating from the university, despite a diploma with honors and a recommendation to graduate school, Ya. A. Sher was sent to work in a rural school (the town of Sukhoi Ridge in the Tyupsky district), a year later, when he already held the position of director of the school, he was drafted into the Soviet Army. In 1957, aft ... Читать далее