Archeologist: Armenia deliberately left out of key conference on CaucasusJune 28, 2021 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Armenian researchers have been "deliberately" left out of the conference “Cities on the Edge. Exploring Late Antique urbanism in the Southern Caucasus (AD 300–600) organized by Aarhus University (Denmark) and the University of Oxford, archaeologist Hamlet Petrosyan said in a statement on Sunday, June 27. "With pain and disappointment we inform that amid such a tragic situation in the Caucasus, a number of our esteemed colleagues have taken the path of obvious political approaches by joining the conference “Cities on the Edge. Exploring Late Antique Urbanism in the Southern Caucasus (AD 300–600)”, where Armenia, Armenian cities and Armenian specialists were deliberately left out," Petrosyan said. "It is impossible to present the urban culture of the Caucasus without Armenian cities, Armenian primary sources and researchers. But there is nothing new about this. I am sorry that my good friends Lara Fabian and Murtuzali Gadjiev, who are on the list of participants, did not report such an outrageous breach of academic conduct. "It is not a matter of misunderstanding, but of deliberate orientation. If personal interest is higher than scientific integrity, there is no point in asking, explaining, or expecting honesty." Petrosyan is the Head of Archaeological Expedition of Dvin and of the Archaeological Expedition of Tigranakert of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). The latter remained under Azerbaijan's control in the aftermath of the Second Karabakh War in fall 2020. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |