Recent research at Soba focuses on the tangible and intangible heritage of the medieval capital of Alwa kingdom, whose remains cover approximately 275 ha. About 222 ha of this area has been built up or transformed into agricultural land in the past 30 years. An ethnographic survey was also carried out in the built-up area to understand how the residents engage with the archaeological heritage and material remains. The undeveloped area of the capital (53 ha) was the focus of interdisciplinary archaeological fieldwork conducted in 2019 and 2020. A large-scale geophysical survey, using a fluxgate gradiometer and ground-penetrating radar, was initiated in the undeveloped area, and excavation trenches were opened to verify distinctive magnetic anomalies. Along with the ethnographic and geophysical data, the study of the pottery, burials, and stratigraphic sequence (supplemented with radiocarbon dates) provides new insights into the spatial organization of the medieval capital.

荞麦面最近的研究重点是阿尔瓦王国中世纪首都的有形和无形遗产，其遗迹占地约 275 公顷。在过去的 30 年中，该地区约有 222 公顷已建成或转变为农业用地。还在建成区进行了民族志调查，以了解居民如何参与考古遗产和物质遗存。首都的未开发地区（53 公顷）是 2019 年和 2020 年跨学科考古实地工作的重点。在未开发地区启动了使用磁通门梯度仪和探地雷达的大规模地球物理调查，并挖掘了沟渠被打开以验证独特的磁异常。随着人种学和地球物理数据，陶器、墓葬、