Mkrtich H Zardaryan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5652976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mkrtich H Zardaryan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mkrtich H |
| FAMILY NAME | Zardaryan |
| SIGNATURE | ZARDARYAN M H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Patterns of regional production and distribution of red slip pottery in the Ararat Plain and Sevan Lake basin during the Urartian and post-Urartian periods (8th–6th centuries BCE)
Red slip pottery represents one of the most technologically and morphologically distinctive ceramic traditions of the South Caucasus. Its appearance and initial phase of development, known as Urartian Red Burnished Ware, are closely linked with the existence of the Urartian Kingdom during the Middle Iron Age. This study examines patterns of production and distribution of red slip pottery in the northeastern provinces of the Urartian Kingdom, cove…
Artaxata – The capital of Artaxiad Armenia in the light of archaeological research in the eastern Lower City and Hill XIII
The paper deals with the earliest period of the foundation of Artaxata-Artashat seen from Hill XIII in the northeastern part of the Lower City. Archaeological research since 2018 by the Armenian-German Artaxata Project has revealed the early phases of the 2nd century BC city in this area. We describe how the hill with remains of an earlier Urartian settlement was prepared for the new foundation of Artaxias-Artashes I, how a ditch was constructed …
Communication network of the Ararat Plain, Armenia. Geographical, economic, political dimensions (1st millennium BC – 1st millennium AD)
Ararat Valley – the largest plain of the Armenian Highlands, at least since the stage of Chalcolithic takes up the role of the economic and cultural centre of the mentioned region. This phenomenon was the naturally determined result of the climatic and orographic characteristics of the valley and particularly its communicative characteristics. The latter was mostly based on the river-lines of the valley itself, as well as the network of adjacent …
Geophysical Prospection of the South-Western Quarter of the Hellenistic Capital Artaxata in the Ararat Plain (Lusarat, Ararat Province, Armenia): The South-West Quarter, City Walls and an Early Christ…
This study presents the findings of the 2024 geophysical prospection campaign conducted within the south-western Lower City of the Hellenistic capital Artaxata, situated in the Ararat plain, Armenia. Using advanced magnetic survey techniques, we sought to investigate the urban layout and expansion of the ancient city. The campaign aimed to test hypotheses derived from aerial imagery regarding the existence of city walls in this area, a previously…
Stamp impressions from ancient Artashat in Armenia
During the 2022 excavations in Artashat (ancient Artaxata) in Armenia, an assemblage of pre-Hellenistic stamped pottery sherds was found. The stamps are of a new type and seem to relate to the local administration. In the paper a discussion of the iconography, use and petrography as well as the date of the new material is presented
Preface - The Ancient Capitals in the Ararat Plain of Armenia: Conference in the Wine History Museum of Armenia 18 – 20 April 2023 in Ashtarak, Armenia
From the 4th century BC to the 4th century AD, ‘Hellenistic’ Armenia had a total of six different capitals. Five of these were located on the Ararat plain. From Armavir (capital c. 330-210 BC) the capital was moved to Yervandashat-Yervandakert (capital c. 210-180 BC) and then to Artashat (capital c. 180-77 BC). After the expansion of the Armenian Kingdom under Tigranes the Great, the capital of Greater Armenia was briefly located outside the Arar…
Archaeological Prospection in the Ararat Valley – Drilling into the History of Ancient Artaxata, Armenia
The Artaxiad capital of ceramic: Exploring the changing local pottery production and exchange at Artaxata (Armenia) from the 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE
This paper offers an insight into the characteristics of local pottery production and exchange at Artaxata, modern Armenia, from the 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE, drawing from stratigraphic, typological and technological evidence. The pottery assemblage under study derives from the Armenian-German Artaxata Project, a collaboration between the Armenian Academy of Sciences and University of Münster since 2018. The excavation of various structu…
Magnetic Prospection in the Eastern Lower City of Artashat-Artaxata in the Ararat Plain of Armenia
In March of 2021, the Berlin-based company cmp continued geophysical prospection works at the ancient city of Artashat-Artaxata (Ararat Province, Armenia). The city was founded by Artashes-Artaxias I in the early 2nd century BC and served as his capital. First magnetic measurements were conducted by the Eastern Atlas company in September 2018. In 2021, during the 5-day survey a total surface of approximately 19.5 ha was investigated by use of the…
First Results and Perspectives of a New Archaeological Project in the Armenian Capital Artaxata: From Artashes-Artaxias I to Roman Imperialism
The paper deals with the first results of the Armenian-German Artaxata Project which was initiated in 2018. The city of Artaxata was founded in the 2nd century BC as the capital of the Artaxiad kingdom. The city stretches over the 13 hills of the Khor Virap heights and the adjacent plain in the Ararat valley. The new project focusses on Hill XIII and the Lower city to the south and the north of it. This area was investigated by magnetic prospecti…
Babken Arakelyan
It is not easy to gather and organise your thoughts in order to write about an individual that had a significant impact on your professional and (partially) personal life. Babken Arakelyan was exactly that person for me, the author of these lines.Much has been written about the life and accomplishments of Academician, Professor Arakelyan. In fact, he was worthy of all that. This scholar, a student of the noteworthy Armenologist, Orientalist, Dire…
The Armenian-German Artaxata Project: Preliminary report on the excavations in Artashat 2019
The paper deals with the second campaign of the Armenian-German Artaxata Project undertaken in 2019. The classical city of Artashat-Artaxata was founded in the 2nd century BC as the capital of the Armenian kingdom. The city stretches over the 15 hills of the Khor Virap heights and the adjacent plain in the Ararat valley. The new project, started in 2018, focusses on Hill XIII and the Lower city to the south and the north of it. This area was inve…
Study of the Classical sites of Armenia during the years of the Third Republic (1991-2018)
The end of the 20th century in Armenia was marked by several events which had a turning influence on the political status of the country, on its state system, and on the way of life of the population. These radical changes naturally affected scientific life, including the process of archaeological research. Under new, quite difficult conditions, the number of sites studied and the scale of research was considerably limited, and the continuation o…
The Early Iron Age settlement of Artashat and problems of chrono-topography of the site (pre-Classical period)
The archaeological study of the capital of ancient Armenia, Artashat, and the multiple approach to scholarly understanding of the materials found during its excavations, have been the focus of attention of researchers for more than four decades. Such an interest is caused by the unique role of this city in the history and culture of ancient Armenia, and its importance in the system of trans-regional cultural, economic and political relations betw…
The Agriculture of Western Syunik, Armenia in the Light of Archaeological and Archaeobotanical Data (Preliminary Study on the Economy of Early Yervandid Settlements)
Early Complex Societies in Southern Caucasia: A Preliminary Report on the 2002 Investigations by Project ArAgats on the Tsakahovit Plain, Republic of Armenia
The Late Bronze Age (ca. 1500-1200 B.C.) in southern Caucasia marked the first appearance of a radically altered regional sociopolitical tradition founded upon newly empowered elites sequestered in fortified citadels. The archaeology of the era indicates a significant break from the preceding Middle Bronze Age, when large burial mounds and a dearth of settlement sites have long suggested the prevalence of pastoral nomadism and mobile sociopolitic…
Early Complex Societies in Southern Caucasia: A Preliminary Report on the 2002 Investigations by Project ArAgats on the Tsakahovit Plain, Republic of Armenia
The Late Bronze Age (ca. 1500-1200 B.C.) in southern Caucasia marked the first appearance of a radically altered regional sociopolitical tradition founded upon newly empowered elites sequestered in fortified citadels. The archaeology of the era indicates a significant break from the preceding Middle Bronze Age, when large burial mounds and a dearth of settlement sites have long suggested the prevalence of pastoral nomadism and mobile sociopolitic…
The Armenian-German Artaxata Project: Preliminary report on the excavations in Artashat 2019
The paper deals with the second campaign of the Armenian-German Artaxata Project undertaken in 2019. The classical city of Artashat-Artaxata was founded in the 2nd century BC as the capital of the Armenian kingdom. The city stretches over the 15 hills of the Khor Virap heights and the adjacent plain in the Ararat valley. The new project, started in 2018, focusses on Hill XIII and the Lower city to the south and the north of it. This area was inve…
Study of the Classical sites of Armenia during the years of the Third Republic (1991-2018)
The end of the 20th century in Armenia was marked by several events which had a turning influence on the political status of the country, on its state system, and on the way of life of the population. These radical changes naturally affected scientific life, including the process of archaeological research. Under new, quite difficult conditions, the number of sites studied and the scale of research was considerably limited, and the continuation o…
The Early Iron Age settlement of Artashat and problems of chrono-topography of the site (pre-Classical period)
The archaeological study of the capital of ancient Armenia, Artashat, and the multiple approach to scholarly understanding of the materials found during its excavations, have been the focus of attention of researchers for more than four decades. Such an interest is caused by the unique role of this city in the history and culture of ancient Armenia, and its importance in the system of trans-regional cultural, economic and political relations betw…
Early Complex Societies in Southern Caucasia: A Preliminary Report on the 2002 Investigations by Project ArAgats on the Tsakahovit Plain, Republic of Armenia
The Late Bronze Age (ca. 1500-1200 B.C.) in southern Caucasia marked the first appearance of a radically altered regional sociopolitical tradition founded upon newly empowered elites sequestered in fortified citadels. The archaeology of the era indicates a significant break from the preceding Middle Bronze Age, when large burial mounds and a dearth of settlement sites have long suggested the prevalence of pastoral nomadism and mobile sociopolitic…
The Agriculture of Western Syunik, Armenia in the Light of Archaeological and Archaeobotanical Data (Preliminary Study on the Economy of Early Yervandid Settlements)
The Early Iron Age settlement of Artashat and problems of chrono-topography of the site (pre-Classical period)
The archaeological study of the capital of ancient Armenia, Artashat, and the multiple approach to scholarly understanding of the materials found during its excavations, have been the focus of attention of researchers for more than four decades. Such an interest is caused by the unique role of this city in the history and culture of ancient Armenia, and its importance in the system of trans-regional cultural, economic and political relations betw…
Babken Arakelyan
It is not easy to gather and organise your thoughts in order to write about an individual that had a significant impact on your professional and (partially) personal life. Babken Arakelyan was exactly that person for me, the author of these lines.Much has been written about the life and accomplishments of Academician, Professor Arakelyan. In fact, he was worthy of all that. This scholar, a student of the noteworthy Armenologist, Orientalist, Dire…
The Armenian-German Artaxata Project: Preliminary report on the excavations in Artashat 2019
The paper deals with the second campaign of the Armenian-German Artaxata Project undertaken in 2019. The classical city of Artashat-Artaxata was founded in the 2nd century BC as the capital of the Armenian kingdom. The city stretches over the 15 hills of the Khor Virap heights and the adjacent plain in the Ararat valley. The new project, started in 2018, focusses on Hill XIII and the Lower city to the south and the north of it. This area was inve…
Study of the Classical sites of Armenia during the years of the Third Republic (1991-2018)
The end of the 20th century in Armenia was marked by several events which had a turning influence on the political status of the country, on its state system, and on the way of life of the population. These radical changes naturally affected scientific life, including the process of archaeological research. Under new, quite difficult conditions, the number of sites studied and the scale of research was considerably limited, and the continuation o…
First Results and Perspectives of a New Archaeological Project in the Armenian Capital Artaxata: From Artashes-Artaxias I to Roman Imperialism
The paper deals with the first results of the Armenian-German Artaxata Project which was initiated in 2018. The city of Artaxata was founded in the 2nd century BC as the capital of the Artaxiad kingdom. The city stretches over the 13 hills of the Khor Virap heights and the adjacent plain in the Ararat valley. The new project focusses on Hill XIII and the Lower city to the south and the north of it. This area was investigated by magnetic prospecti…
Magnetic Prospection in the Eastern Lower City of Artashat-Artaxata in the Ararat Plain of Armenia
In March of 2021, the Berlin-based company cmp continued geophysical prospection works at the ancient city of Artashat-Artaxata (Ararat Province, Armenia). The city was founded by Artashes-Artaxias I in the early 2nd century BC and served as his capital. First magnetic measurements were conducted by the Eastern Atlas company in September 2018. In 2021, during the 5-day survey a total surface of approximately 19.5 ha was investigated by use of the…
Archaeological Prospection in the Ararat Valley – Drilling into the History of Ancient Artaxata, Armenia
The Artaxiad capital of ceramic: Exploring the changing local pottery production and exchange at Artaxata (Armenia) from the 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE
This paper offers an insight into the characteristics of local pottery production and exchange at Artaxata, modern Armenia, from the 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE, drawing from stratigraphic, typological and technological evidence. The pottery assemblage under study derives from the Armenian-German Artaxata Project, a collaboration between the Armenian Academy of Sciences and University of Münster since 2018. The excavation of various structu…
Stamp impressions from ancient Artashat in Armenia
During the 2022 excavations in Artashat (ancient Artaxata) in Armenia, an assemblage of pre-Hellenistic stamped pottery sherds was found. The stamps are of a new type and seem to relate to the local administration. In the paper a discussion of the iconography, use and petrography as well as the date of the new material is presented
Preface - The Ancient Capitals in the Ararat Plain of Armenia: Conference in the Wine History Museum of Armenia 18 – 20 April 2023 in Ashtarak, Armenia
From the 4th century BC to the 4th century AD, ‘Hellenistic’ Armenia had a total of six different capitals. Five of these were located on the Ararat plain. From Armavir (capital c. 330-210 BC) the capital was moved to Yervandashat-Yervandakert (capital c. 210-180 BC) and then to Artashat (capital c. 180-77 BC). After the expansion of the Armenian Kingdom under Tigranes the Great, the capital of Greater Armenia was briefly located outside the Arar…
Artaxata – The capital of Artaxiad Armenia in the light of archaeological research in the eastern Lower City and Hill XIII
The paper deals with the earliest period of the foundation of Artaxata-Artashat seen from Hill XIII in the northeastern part of the Lower City. Archaeological research since 2018 by the Armenian-German Artaxata Project has revealed the early phases of the 2nd century BC city in this area. We describe how the hill with remains of an earlier Urartian settlement was prepared for the new foundation of Artaxias-Artashes I, how a ditch was constructed …
Communication network of the Ararat Plain, Armenia. Geographical, economic, political dimensions (1st millennium BC – 1st millennium AD)
Ararat Valley – the largest plain of the Armenian Highlands, at least since the stage of Chalcolithic takes up the role of the economic and cultural centre of the mentioned region. This phenomenon was the naturally determined result of the climatic and orographic characteristics of the valley and particularly its communicative characteristics. The latter was mostly based on the river-lines of the valley itself, as well as the network of adjacent …
Geophysical Prospection of the South-Western Quarter of the Hellenistic Capital Artaxata in the Ararat Plain (Lusarat, Ararat Province, Armenia): The South-West Quarter, City Walls and an Early Christ…
This study presents the findings of the 2024 geophysical prospection campaign conducted within the south-western Lower City of the Hellenistic capital Artaxata, situated in the Ararat plain, Armenia. Using advanced magnetic survey techniques, we sought to investigate the urban layout and expansion of the ancient city. The campaign aimed to test hypotheses derived from aerial imagery regarding the existence of city walls in this area, a previously…
Patterns of regional production and distribution of red slip pottery in the Ararat Plain and Sevan Lake basin during the Urartian and post-Urartian periods (8th–6th centuries BCE)
Red slip pottery represents one of the most technologically and morphologically distinctive ceramic traditions of the South Caucasus. Its appearance and initial phase of development, known as Urartian Red Burnished Ware, are closely linked with the existence of the Urartian Kingdom during the Middle Iron Age. This study examines patterns of production and distribution of red slip pottery in the northeastern provinces of the Urartian Kingdom, cove…
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