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The defense of Ruzan Mkrtchyan’s doctoral dissertation took place at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography
On June 26, a doctoral dissertation defense was held in the reading room of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (IAE). The dissertation, titled “Bioarchaeology of the Sevan Basin (Middle and Late Bronze Ages),” was presented by Ruzanna Mkrtchyan during a session of Professional Council 007 (Archaeology and Ethnography).
The dissertation is devoted to the reconstruction of the anthropological type, demographic profile, lifestyle, diet, and burial practices of the Middle and Late Bronze Age population of the Sevan Basin. The research is based on craniometric and osteometric data, sex and age determinations, and dental pathology analysis. The official opponents were Doctors of History, Professors Hayk G. Avetisyan, Garegin S. Tumanyan, and Hakob Ye. Simonyan. The leading institution for the dissertation is the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. Several speeches were delivered during the defense, and all speakers highly praised Ruzanna Mkrtchyan’s scholarly work.
