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Division of Armenology and Social Sciences
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography
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1959 |
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Archaeology, Ethnography, Ethno-sociology, Anthropology, Epigraphy |
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Dr. Pavel S. Avetisyan |
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Yerevan 0025, Republic of Armenia, Charents Str.15, |
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(+374 10) 556896 |
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(+374 10) 556896 |
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pavetisyan@sci.am |
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Main Fields of Activity
Archaeology of Stone Age: Armenian Highland (and adjacent countries); Archaeology, so-cial and economic history, art and mythology of the Bronze and Iron Ages: Arme-nian High-land (and adjacent countries of the Near East, Northern-Black-Sea and Eastern Mediterranean); Archaeology, social and economic history, religion and art of Urartu (and adjacent Lands: Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Levant); Archaeology, social and eco-nomic history, art and religion of the Classic Armenia (interactions with Roman world, Iranian Empires, Mesopotamia and further countries); Archaeology, history and culture of the medie-val Armenia and adjacent countries of the Near East; Epigraphy of the Armenian Highland (mainly Medieval age and XVIII beginning of the XX century) and Armenian Diaspora; Armenian Folk Lore: collection and syste-ma-tisation of materials; Documen-tation, elaboration and correlation of Armenian folk lore, mythology of ancient Armenia and comparative mythology, mythological percep-tions at present. Anthropology of Armenia and their ancestors; Ethnography of Armenia and Armenians abroad spiritual and secular traditional culture (religion, literature, mentality, folk art, han-dicraft, social life, dances, traditional theatre, communication); Ethno-sociology of Armenians and other nations living in Armenia (Influence of traditional cultural and modern political, psychological factors on behaviour).
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