Another area of potentially untapped discovery that due to the political situation, makes it very hazardous to work in the field. If I were a scientist I'd be loathe to work there without a platoon of armed guards around (hopefully not walking over and destroying the fossils.)
What? Why? The political situation in Kazakhstan is stable and calm. Very stable and very calm. One might almost be tempted to say "dead calm".
BTW, entire paragraphs in all-caps are a bit difficult to read.