Astghik Babajanyan
Biographic Data
| ID | 2355699 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Astghik Babajanyan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Astghik |
| FAMILY NAME | Babajanyan |
| SIGNATURE | BABAJANYAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On the use of tonirs at the Aruch site (Republic of Armenia)
The fortified area of Aruch, in central Armenia, includes a high medieval castle whose interior is designated Area 3. Stratigraphic excavations conducted there between 2022 and 2025 by ISMEO – The International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies – and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia documented more than forty Armenian vertical ovens, or tonirs, distributed…
Aruch Cathedral complex
In 2022, within the framework of the collaborative project ‘Medieval Fortifications along the Silk Roads’, a joint initiative of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA and the ISMEO – International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies, archaeological excavations and surveys were conducted at several sites in the village of Aruch. These included the religious and palatial complex surrounding the 7th-century Aruch Cathedr…
Medieval Settlement Excavations at Arpa, Armenia
This article focuses on the medieval Arpa settlement, situated in the Vayots Dzor region of the Republic of Armenia. The site of Arpa was a significant settlement in the Middle Ages; since the nineteenth century the site has been used as a cemetery, resulting in significant destruction to the medieval layers. This article presents the results of the 2023 season of excavations in the eastern extent of the settlement, an attempt to recover material…
Reinforcement of Medieval infrastructure
In the article the discussion centres on how the infrastructure along one of the transit routes of the Silk Road connecting the Armenian major city of Dvin and the capital city of Ani was organized and furnished during the high medieval period. The targeted area (a part of the historical region (gavaṛ)Aragatsotn), located between the Ararat plain and Shirak plateau, served as a transit zone for millennia. The persistent intention of the reigning …
Everyday life on the medieval Silk Road
The contemporary term ‘Silk Road’ refers to multiple centuries of movement, exchange and mutual development that tied together the cities, towns and route networks of Eurasia. During the high and late medieval periods (12th -15th centuries AD), the routes of the ‘Silk Road’ linked cities in China to the Mediterranean, passing through Central Asia and the Caucasus. The phenomenon of the medieval Silk Road is important for historical narratives wit…
The excavations of Dashtadem fortress
In 2015, according to the agreement with Armenia’s AMAP Human Development NGO, the expedition team of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA carried out excavations in the territory of the fortress in Dashtadem village (Figure 1/1), in the Aragatsotn region. The area of the excavations is about 1000 m square including the entrance of the first defensive walls and its surrounding territory to the East and North-East (Figure 1/2). The …
Everyday life on the medieval Silk Road
The contemporary term ‘Silk Road’ refers to multiple centuries of movement, exchange and mutual development that tied together the cities, towns and route networks of Eurasia. During the high and late medieval periods (12th -15th centuries AD), the routes of the ‘Silk Road’ linked cities in China to the Mediterranean, passing through Central Asia and the Caucasus. The phenomenon of the medieval Silk Road is important for historical narratives wit…
The excavations of Dashtadem fortress
In 2015, according to the agreement with Armenia’s AMAP Human Development NGO, the expedition team of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA carried out excavations in the territory of the fortress in Dashtadem village (Figure 1/1), in the Aragatsotn region. The area of the excavations is about 1000 m square including the entrance of the first defensive walls and its surrounding territory to the East and North-East (Figure 1/2). The …
Everyday life on the medieval Silk Road
The contemporary term ‘Silk Road’ refers to multiple centuries of movement, exchange and mutual development that tied together the cities, towns and route networks of Eurasia. During the high and late medieval periods (12th -15th centuries AD), the routes of the ‘Silk Road’ linked cities in China to the Mediterranean, passing through Central Asia and the Caucasus. The phenomenon of the medieval Silk Road is important for historical narratives wit…
Reinforcement of Medieval infrastructure
In the article the discussion centres on how the infrastructure along one of the transit routes of the Silk Road connecting the Armenian major city of Dvin and the capital city of Ani was organized and furnished during the high medieval period. The targeted area (a part of the historical region (gavaṛ)Aragatsotn), located between the Ararat plain and Shirak plateau, served as a transit zone for millennia. The persistent intention of the reigning …
Aruch Cathedral complex
In 2022, within the framework of the collaborative project ‘Medieval Fortifications along the Silk Roads’, a joint initiative of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA and the ISMEO – International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies, archaeological excavations and surveys were conducted at several sites in the village of Aruch. These included the religious and palatial complex surrounding the 7th-century Aruch Cathedr…
Medieval Settlement Excavations at Arpa, Armenia
This article focuses on the medieval Arpa settlement, situated in the Vayots Dzor region of the Republic of Armenia. The site of Arpa was a significant settlement in the Middle Ages; since the nineteenth century the site has been used as a cemetery, resulting in significant destruction to the medieval layers. This article presents the results of the 2023 season of excavations in the eastern extent of the settlement, an attempt to recover material…
On the use of tonirs at the Aruch site (Republic of Armenia)
The fortified area of Aruch, in central Armenia, includes a high medieval castle whose interior is designated Area 3. Stratigraphic excavations conducted there between 2022 and 2025 by ISMEO – The International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies – and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia documented more than forty Armenian vertical ovens, or tonirs, distributed…
Eurasian Exchange Networks (5 works) · Excavation (5 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Architecture (2 works)