Arsen Bobokhyan specializes in early archaeology of the Armenian Highland, the Near East and Asia Minor. Cultural and trade relations, ancient religion and cult are his main scientific interests. Early BA studies were at the Yerevan State University (1992-1996). Later he continued his education at the Universities of Munich (1999-2000) and Tubingen (2001-2006), where he received the Dr. Philosophy Degree (2006). A. Bobokhyan was visiting professor at the Universities of Innsbruck (2012, 2016), Halle-Wittenberg (2012), Montpellier (2018), Genève (2022) as well as at Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (2018). Archaeological fieldwork covers various expeditions both in Armenia (Sotk, Margahovit, Mt. Aragats) and abroad (Udabno in Georgia, Al Buhais in United Arab Emirates, Troy in Turkey). Publications include ca. 300 units published both in Armenia and abroad among others also in international peer reviewed journals. Since 2022 he is the Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography.
Higher Education
- BA, Yerevan State University, Armenia
- MA, Munich University, Germany
- Dr of Philosophy (Archaeology), University of Tubingen, Germany
- Dr of Historical Sciences, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Yerevan
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