Ivan Semyan
Ivan Semyan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
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Armenia
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Bio
PhD. Senior Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Experimental Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia).
Specialist in the Bronze Age and ancient warfare. Field archaeologist. Researcher in Bronze Age archaeometallurgy. Participant in research projects of New York University Abu Dhabi. Director of the Living History Center Armenia. Practitioner of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA). Science popularizer.
I was born on May 23, 1989, in Almaty (Kazakhstan). In 2011, I graduated from the Faculty of History at Chelyabinsk State University with a degree in archaeology. From 2011 to 2015, I worked as a lab assistant at the university’s archaeological laboratory and pursued postgraduate studies in archaeology.
In 2012, I founded the Association for Experimental Archaeology and Living History “Archaeos”, which unites more than 300 members from the CIS, the USA, and Western Europe.
From 2015 to 2018, I worked as a research fellow at the Scientific and Educational Center for Eurasian Studies at South Ural State University.
From 2018 to 2022, I headed the Laboratory of Experimental Archaeology at the same center and taught at the Department of World History at South Ural State University.
Since 2021, I have been involved in research projects led by New York University Abu Dhabi. Since 2022, I have been working at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the NAS RA, where, together with Dr. Benik Vardanyan, I established the Laboratory of Experimental Archaeology.
From 2022 to 2023, I served as the head of the Karmir Blur Museum-Reserve (Yerevan, Armenia).
I am the author of more than 30 scientific publications. My research interests include the Bronze Age, ancient warfare, early technologies, and fortification. I focus on the Bronze Age of the Armenian Highlands, the territory of the UAE, and wider Eurasia. I am also engaged in the study of the Bronze Age world economy.
Since 2006, I have participated annually in excavations of fortified settlements and cemeteries from the Bronze Age in the Southern Urals, Siberia, and Kazakhstan. Since 2022, I have been leading and taking part in excavations of Bronze Age sites in Armenia.
I am the organizer of several major archaeological reconstruction projects, including:
the Russian-Greek project on the reconstruction of a Sintashta bow (2018, EXARC Twinning Program), in collaboration with EXARC member archaeologist Spyros Bakas (Koryvantes Association);
the Russian-American project on the reconstruction of a Sintashta chariot (2020), with Dr. Igor Chechushkov (University of Pittsburgh);
the Armenian-Israeli expedition "Oikumena", researching Bronze Age maritime routes of the Mediterranean, in collaboration with historian Arseny Vesnin.
I also organize living history events and historical festivals. I host the podcast "Corridors of Time" on Armenian Radio 106.5 FM, dedicated to history and archaeology.
Specialist in the Bronze Age and ancient warfare. Field archaeologist. Researcher in Bronze Age archaeometallurgy. Participant in research projects of New York University Abu Dhabi. Director of the Living History Center Armenia. Practitioner of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA). Science popularizer.
I was born on May 23, 1989, in Almaty (Kazakhstan). In 2011, I graduated from the Faculty of History at Chelyabinsk State University with a degree in archaeology. From 2011 to 2015, I worked as a lab assistant at the university’s archaeological laboratory and pursued postgraduate studies in archaeology.
In 2012, I founded the Association for Experimental Archaeology and Living History “Archaeos”, which unites more than 300 members from the CIS, the USA, and Western Europe.
From 2015 to 2018, I worked as a research fellow at the Scientific and Educational Center for Eurasian Studies at South Ural State University.
From 2018 to 2022, I headed the Laboratory of Experimental Archaeology at the same center and taught at the Department of World History at South Ural State University.
Since 2021, I have been involved in research projects led by New York University Abu Dhabi. Since 2022, I have been working at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the NAS RA, where, together with Dr. Benik Vardanyan, I established the Laboratory of Experimental Archaeology.
From 2022 to 2023, I served as the head of the Karmir Blur Museum-Reserve (Yerevan, Armenia).
I am the author of more than 30 scientific publications. My research interests include the Bronze Age, ancient warfare, early technologies, and fortification. I focus on the Bronze Age of the Armenian Highlands, the territory of the UAE, and wider Eurasia. I am also engaged in the study of the Bronze Age world economy.
Since 2006, I have participated annually in excavations of fortified settlements and cemeteries from the Bronze Age in the Southern Urals, Siberia, and Kazakhstan. Since 2022, I have been leading and taking part in excavations of Bronze Age sites in Armenia.
I am the organizer of several major archaeological reconstruction projects, including:
the Russian-Greek project on the reconstruction of a Sintashta bow (2018, EXARC Twinning Program), in collaboration with EXARC member archaeologist Spyros Bakas (Koryvantes Association);
the Russian-American project on the reconstruction of a Sintashta chariot (2020), with Dr. Igor Chechushkov (University of Pittsburgh);
the Armenian-Israeli expedition "Oikumena", researching Bronze Age maritime routes of the Mediterranean, in collaboration with historian Arseny Vesnin.
I also organize living history events and historical festivals. I host the podcast "Corridors of Time" on Armenian Radio 106.5 FM, dedicated to history and archaeology.