0009-0007-5194-4262 About
Hakob Yervand Simonyan, Male gender, 09.06.1949, Armenian nationality, Archaeologist, art historian. Doctor of Science (Art), PhD of History, Professor of Art State Academy Fine Art of Yerevan, Head of the Department of Archeology of Scientific Research Center of Historical & Cultural Heritage. Is the founder of the organization named the Scientific Research Center for the Historical and Cultural Heritage (from now on SRCHCH) under the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia.
Hakob Simonyan is the author of about 250 books and scientific articles devoted to the Armenian and Near East archaeology, history, architecture, art history, petrography, protection of the historical heritage, archaeoastronomy. Hakob Simonyan is the scientific editor of the series of books “Historical and Cultural Heritage” and the editor-in-chief of the annual “Hushardzan”.
Directed the excavations of the early medieval royal cemetery at Aghdzq (1973-1974, 2000, 2015 by the present day), at the sites of Agarak (1975), Verin Naver (1976-1990, from 2009 by the present day), Nerkin Naver (from 2002 by the present day), Joghaz (1986-1987 together with Grigor Areshyan), of Bronze Age period – Erebuni (1974), Karmir Blour (Urartian monument from 2013-2016), Ashtarak - the site of Berd-shen (Middle Bronze Age 1990), the multi-layer Neolith-middle-age Akhtamir town-place (1994-1996 Armenian-Belgian joint expedition with Prof. Herman Gash), Shengavit (2000-2012; from 2009 to the present day Armenian-American joint expedition, together with Prof. Mitchell Rothman), the settlements of Khnatsakh of Early Bronze Age, and of Tsitsernavank (1997-2001), of Gorhayq of Ashelean period (2011 to the present day), the open-air sites at Qarqarer of Neolith period (1989) and Nerkin Sasnashen of Chalcolithic period (2013).
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Ministry of Education and Science Head of the Department of Archeology of Scientific Research
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Publications (18)
- X-ray tomography and spectroscopy applications for revealing ancient metalworking techniques Save
- Species identification of osseous museum artefacts through peptide mass fingerprinting illustrated by a study on objects from Neolithic to Iron Age Armenia Save
- Identification of technological methods of manufacturing bronze jewellery from the Teishebaini burial site (Armenia) by means of X-ray analysis Save
- XRF and μ-tomography investigations of gold jewellery from the Middle Bronze Age from the Nerkin Naver burial mound (Armenia) Save
- Prehistoric gold from Lake Sevan Basin? New research on Armenian gold deposits and objects Save
- APPROACHES to ORIENTATION of HIGH RESOLUTION TOMOGRAPHIC 3D RECONSTRUCTION of TEETH in METRIC STUDIES Save
- PHOTOGRAMMETRY in ARCHEOLOGY ACCORDING to VERIN NAVER BURIAL GROUND and the SHENGAVIT SETTLEMENT Save
- Diverse dietary practices across the Early Bronze Age 'Kura-Araxes culture' in the South Caucasus Save
- The genetic history of the Southern Arc: A bridge between West Asia and Europe Save
- Ancient DNA from Mesopotamia suggests distinct Pre-Pottery and Pottery Neolithic migrations into Anatolia Save