MISSION STATEMENT

 

Project Discovery! is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and preservation of the archaeological and cultural legacy of ancient Armenia.

Goals and Strategies

Goal: To facilitate academic scholarship and research in the archaeology of Armenia.

Strategy: Provide financial and other material resources.

Strategy: Facilitate academic collaboration and cooperation for the exchange of information and ideas between scholars in Armenia and scholars in the international academic community

Strategy: Promote the discipline of the archaeology of Armenia at the university level in the U.S. and Europe.

Goal: To support the publication in the U.S. and Europe of the results of archaeological research in Armenia in order to make it available to the international academic community.

Strategy: Provide funds for translation.

Strategy: Subsidize the cost of publication.

Goal: To support the preservation and conservation of the archaeological heritage of Armenia by protecting its archaeological resources.

Strategy: Provide financial support for research institutions, conservation laboratories, and museums to ensure that these repositories of material culture in Armenia are adequately equipped to protect its antiquities.

Strategy: Provide financial and other support for the preservation of archaeological monuments and sites.

Goal: To create and foster public awareness and appreciation of the archaeological and cultural legacy of Armenia.

Strategy: Organize archaeological tours to Armenia.

Strategy: Sponsor educational programs about the significance of archaeological discoveries in Armenia for adults and children.

Strategy: Provide an on-line newsletter about recent archaeological developments in Armenia.

Strategy: Organize on-line museum exhibits of Armenian artifacts.

Strategy: Sponsor an on-line journal about the archaeology of Armenia.