Hasmik Simonyan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6429910 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hasmik Simonyan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hasmik |
| FAMILY NAME | Simonyan |
| SIGNATURE | SIMONYAN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7763-339X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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…
Jar burial of Metsamor. Results of the preliminary examination
In 2022 Armenian-Polish joint archaeological team conducting scientific research project at the Metsamor archaeological site unearthed one jar/karas burial in the urban quarters. The excavations in the urban quarters of Metsamor started in 2013. The research paper tries to bring up data to more fully understand the ritual practice of jar burials at the site. This paper reviews previous research undertaken at the site and describes the recent exca…
The ‘Great prince’ Chesar Orbelian and Chesar’s palace as a unique monument of historical and cultural heritage
The village Hors in Armenia’s Vayots Dzor province was the residence of one of medieval Armenia’s prominent noble dynasties – the Orbelian family. The ruins of a palatial complex, considered to be one of the finest surviving examples of 13th-14th-century Armenian civil architecture, are located here, along with a collapsed single-nave church adjacent to the palace, and inscriptions commemorating prince Chesar Orbelian, son of prince of princes Li…
Death and memory in the rock
Among a number of early medieval martyriums (Aghtsk, St. Hripsime, St. Gayane, St. Mesrop Mashtots, Talin, Karenis, Amaras, Tigranakert, etc., all in Armenia), the crypt of Ohanavan stands out for its architectural composition and spatial solutions. The present article is devoted to the preliminary study of the newly revealed complex, the discovery of which complements the series of similar structures known to date and provides new data about the…
Magnetic and GPR surveys in Metsamor, Argištiḫinili and Zvartnost on the Ararat Plain, Armenia
Preliminary geophysical survey on the Ararat Plain revealed insights into three sites, Magnetic surveys mapped burial structures in Metsamor's necropolis, GPR detected settlement structures at Argištiḫinili and Zvartnots
Nurnus monastery and its excavations
Nurnus Monastery is located on the western side of Nurnus village of Byureghavan community in Kotayk Region of the Republic of Armenia, on the left bank of the Hrazdan River gorge. The main structure of the monastery, St. Astvatsatsin, is a partially destroyed church. The exact date of construction is unknown, but according to the architectural composition and interior features, it can be dated to the second half of the 13th century. A courtyard …
The Caucasus and the Steppe region
Introduction. An attempt to divide, according to the territorial origin, a single data array made up of the sizes of the skulls of the Iron Age series using multidimensional statistics has become the goal of this work. Materials and methods. Individual data on male skulls from the territory of the South Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan) and the Steppe region of Eastern Europe (Srubnaya culture of the South Russian steppes, Moldavia and the …
Metsamor (Armenia) unexpected burials from the beginning of the Common Era
Excavations at Metsamor, seasons 2013-2018
The archaeological site of Metsamor is situated in the southwestern part of Taronik village (formerly Zejva), 35km southwest of Yerevan, in the Ararat Valley. The coordinates of the site are 40°07′36′′N 44°11′11′′E. The convenient location, fertile soil and favourable climatic conditions allowed people to develop their activities in this territory from very ancient times.The site has, over time, developed around several volcanic hills. The left-b…
The Bronze and Iron Age populations of the Armenian Highland in the genetic history of Armenians
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the biological diversity of the late Bronze and Iron Age populations in the Armenian Highland by nonmetric cranial traits, evaluate the genetic continuity in the development of the modern Armenian gene pool, and compare the results obtained with genetic data. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-eight nonmetric cranial traits were scored on 498 adult crania from different late Bronze and Iron Age cemeteries, as well as from mo…
Ankylosing spondylitis
An excavation of a burial mound at Norabak site (Southeast Armenia) unearthed four burial chambers, the central one contained a single skeleton radiocarbon dated to about 1400-1200 BCE. The skeleton was observed to have a polyarticular erosive arthropathy, primarily affecting the spine, with diagnostic features of ankylosing spondylitis. The antiquity of ankylosing spondylitis is questioned in the literature, because there are few reliable and de…
Metsamor in Armenia
Archaeological exploration of the eastern part of the settlement in Metsamor in 2018 uncovered several rectangular structures. Most of these structures were dated to the early Iron Ages I and II. Roman-period graves were recorded in the ruins of the Iron Age settlement. An anthropological assessment of human remains from three of the burials (sex, age, cranial and postcranial measurements as well as the selected paleopathologies) is presented in …
Metsamor (Armenia)
The Metsamor excavation project is a Polish–Armenian effort to investigate a Bronze Age citadel site located about 35 km west of Yerevan, on a hill dominating the Ararat plain. Fieldwork started in 2013 and was aimed during the first three seasons at clarifying site chronology in the citadel as well as the northern lower town. An unbroken sequence from the Kura Araxes culture (Early Bronze Age) to medieval times was confirmed. Settlement remains …
The Bronze and Iron Age populations of the Armenian Highland in the genetic history of Armenians
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the biological diversity of the late Bronze and Iron Age populations in the Armenian Highland by nonmetric cranial traits, evaluate the genetic continuity in the development of the modern Armenian gene pool, and compare the results obtained with genetic data. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-eight nonmetric cranial traits were scored on 498 adult crania from different late Bronze and Iron Age cemeteries, as well as from mo…
Metsamor (Armenia)
The Metsamor excavation project is a Polish–Armenian effort to investigate a Bronze Age citadel site located about 35 km west of Yerevan, on a hill dominating the Ararat plain. Fieldwork started in 2013 and was aimed during the first three seasons at clarifying site chronology in the citadel as well as the northern lower town. An unbroken sequence from the Kura Araxes culture (Early Bronze Age) to medieval times was confirmed. Settlement remains …
Ankylosing spondylitis
An excavation of a burial mound at Norabak site (Southeast Armenia) unearthed four burial chambers, the central one contained a single skeleton radiocarbon dated to about 1400-1200 BCE. The skeleton was observed to have a polyarticular erosive arthropathy, primarily affecting the spine, with diagnostic features of ankylosing spondylitis. The antiquity of ankylosing spondylitis is questioned in the literature, because there are few reliable and de…
Metsamor in Armenia
Archaeological exploration of the eastern part of the settlement in Metsamor in 2018 uncovered several rectangular structures. Most of these structures were dated to the early Iron Ages I and II. Roman-period graves were recorded in the ruins of the Iron Age settlement. An anthropological assessment of human remains from three of the burials (sex, age, cranial and postcranial measurements as well as the selected paleopathologies) is presented in …
Excavations at Metsamor, seasons 2013-2018
The archaeological site of Metsamor is situated in the southwestern part of Taronik village (formerly Zejva), 35km southwest of Yerevan, in the Ararat Valley. The coordinates of the site are 40°07′36′′N 44°11′11′′E. The convenient location, fertile soil and favourable climatic conditions allowed people to develop their activities in this territory from very ancient times.The site has, over time, developed around several volcanic hills. The left-b…
The Bronze and Iron Age populations of the Armenian Highland in the genetic history of Armenians
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the biological diversity of the late Bronze and Iron Age populations in the Armenian Highland by nonmetric cranial traits, evaluate the genetic continuity in the development of the modern Armenian gene pool, and compare the results obtained with genetic data. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-eight nonmetric cranial traits were scored on 498 adult crania from different late Bronze and Iron Age cemeteries, as well as from mo…
Metsamor (Armenia) unexpected burials from the beginning of the Common Era
The Caucasus and the Steppe region
Introduction. An attempt to divide, according to the territorial origin, a single data array made up of the sizes of the skulls of the Iron Age series using multidimensional statistics has become the goal of this work. Materials and methods. Individual data on male skulls from the territory of the South Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan) and the Steppe region of Eastern Europe (Srubnaya culture of the South Russian steppes, Moldavia and the …
Nurnus monastery and its excavations
Nurnus Monastery is located on the western side of Nurnus village of Byureghavan community in Kotayk Region of the Republic of Armenia, on the left bank of the Hrazdan River gorge. The main structure of the monastery, St. Astvatsatsin, is a partially destroyed church. The exact date of construction is unknown, but according to the architectural composition and interior features, it can be dated to the second half of the 13th century. A courtyard …
Jar burial of Metsamor. Results of the preliminary examination
In 2022 Armenian-Polish joint archaeological team conducting scientific research project at the Metsamor archaeological site unearthed one jar/karas burial in the urban quarters. The excavations in the urban quarters of Metsamor started in 2013. The research paper tries to bring up data to more fully understand the ritual practice of jar burials at the site. This paper reviews previous research undertaken at the site and describes the recent exca…
The ‘Great prince’ Chesar Orbelian and Chesar’s palace as a unique monument of historical and cultural heritage
The village Hors in Armenia’s Vayots Dzor province was the residence of one of medieval Armenia’s prominent noble dynasties – the Orbelian family. The ruins of a palatial complex, considered to be one of the finest surviving examples of 13th-14th-century Armenian civil architecture, are located here, along with a collapsed single-nave church adjacent to the palace, and inscriptions commemorating prince Chesar Orbelian, son of prince of princes Li…
Death and memory in the rock
Among a number of early medieval martyriums (Aghtsk, St. Hripsime, St. Gayane, St. Mesrop Mashtots, Talin, Karenis, Amaras, Tigranakert, etc., all in Armenia), the crypt of Ohanavan stands out for its architectural composition and spatial solutions. The present article is devoted to the preliminary study of the newly revealed complex, the discovery of which complements the series of similar structures known to date and provides new data about the…
Magnetic and GPR surveys in Metsamor, Argištiḫinili and Zvartnost on the Ararat Plain, Armenia
Preliminary geophysical survey on the Ararat Plain revealed insights into three sites, Magnetic surveys mapped burial structures in Metsamor's necropolis, GPR detected settlement structures at Argištiḫinili and Zvartnots
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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