Arsen Bobokhyan – författare

This issue presents a wide-ranging collection of studies exploring the archaeology, history, art, architecture, epigraphy, and cultural interactions of Armenia and the wider Near East from antiquity through the medieval period. Contributions address material culture and stratigraphy at key sites such as Dvin, Aruch, Dmanisi, and Ohanavan; investigate early Christian architecture, funerary monuments, and ecclesiastical practices; and offer new readings of epigraphic, manuscript, and textual sources. Several articles examine identity, memory, and cultural transmission across the Caucasus and neighbouring regions, including studies of princely power, ethnogenesis, toponymy, and interreligious relations. Together, the volume highlights the interdisciplinary scope of ARAMAZD and its role in advancing scholarship on Armenia’s place within broader Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds.

This special edition of Aramazd: Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia and summarises the studies conducted in Armenia in the field of archaeology (1991-2016).Contributions included in this volume cover a significant time span, from Lower Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages. The articles summarise the archaeological surveys conducted by joint international expeditions and partly by Armenian archaeologists.The volume also introduces the bio-bibliography of several outstanding representatives of Armenian archaeologists of the past whose activities enhanced the establishment and development of the Armenian archaeological school.