“Protection Service” NCSO`s head of research department Karine Bazeyan recently participated in internbational conference titled ” Archeology and ethnography in Caucasus and Crimea” held in Sakt Petersburg. The three-day international conference was held on the initiative of the Department of Archeology and Ethnography Department of the University of St. Petersburg, is dedicated to 80th anniversary of the long-time head of scientific activities Alexander Gadloy. The conference was attended by representatives of the CIS countries. During the report titled “Russian trace on Armenian culture in Alexandrapol” Karine Bazeyan refered to Alexandrapol Russian cultural`s influence on Alexandrapol, spoke about construction, architecture and spiritual culture, economy, clothing, housing problems, interior decoration, etc. The report made more interesting the spectral screening.
“Archeology and ethnography of the Caucasus and Crimea” all the reports of the international conference will be published in a handbook. At the end of a small group visited the tomb of Alexander Gadloy. Karine Bazeyan during the three-day visit was also in Sankt Petersburg ethnographic museums.
With the invitation of State university of Batumi, Shota Rustaveli a leading researcher in the Department, anthropologist Hasmik Simonyan participated in the “Anatolian rivers between East and West was held in Batumi. Meridians and borders. Human-environment interactions geographical, economic and cultural aspects of the Kizilirmak river Tigris in ancient times, “the second phase of the international seminar. The seminar is to establish the economic exploitation of river resources.
The seminar was attended by seven countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Romania, France, Germany) Over thirty representatives. It brought together experts from different cultures, archaeologists, geographers, meteorologists, botanists, artists and so on.
Hasmik Simonyan as the only anthropologist on the theme “Between the rivers and the mountains beyond. Comparative analysis of nutrition topic in Armenia early Iron Age, made Comparative analysis of the anthropological material within the basin of Lake Sevan (mountainous, foothills) region over the Ararat valley and lowland areas (river banks).
During the workshop, participants visited archaeological monuments, national parks, rivers and valleys. Visits were made to Jorokh river valley, the barge travelled from Lake Paliostomi as Pichori River.
During the workshop discussed ways of cooperation. Mustafa Kemal University`s professor Haticha Pamire proposed to implement the exchange program material. In addition, a wide range of cooperation can be developed between the Armenian and Georgian archaeologists. Batumi University, which often organizes such international seminars, offered to Armenian archeologists to participati in the upcoming meetings.
Summary report about trips Karine Simonyan and Hasmik Bazeyan presented in “Protection Service” NCSO. Spoke about responses and answered to questions. Deputy Director of Department Karen Pahlevanyan thanked Bazeyan Karine and Hasmik Simonyan, the presenting materials in interesting way during the conferences.
