| Description
of Project:
Anticipated
Results: |
To attend one academic semester at the
University of Chicago, studyig the history of archaeological theory
and a summer term as a participant in the fieldwork of Project
ArAGATS as part of its ongoing excavations in Gegharot and
Tsaghkahovit in the Tsaghkahovit Plain in Armenia.
The ArAGATS Scholars' Program
is a collaboration between Project Discovery and Project ArAGATS.
The program emerges in response to a critical shortage of young
archaeologists in Armenia who can assume responsibility for
investigating and preserving Armenia’s cultural heritage in the
decades to come. Creating opportunities for young scholars to
interact with archaeologists abroad, to learn new methods and
theories, and to tap into the cutting-edge archaeological research
practiced in the US will be a critical element of the revival and
renovation of Armenia’s
archaeological sector.
These scholars
will return to Armenia with new ideas and an expanded international
network of colleagues, which is so critical to scholarly
advancement. They will be better equipped to reinvigorate the study
of Armenia’s past in the 21st century.
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