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Karo Ghafadaryan | |
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| Born | (1907-04-20)April 20, 1907 |
| Died | December 21, 1976(1976-12-21) (aged 69) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Yerevan State University |
| Awards | Honored Worker of Science of the Armenian SSR (1961)[1] |
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| Fields | History |
Karo Ghafadaryan (Armenian:Կարո Ղաֆադարյան; April 20, 1907 – December 21, 1976) was a Soviet Armenianarchaeologist,historian,epigraphist,philologist.[1][2] He was the director of theHistory Museum of Armenia (1940–1965).[1] "Under his guidance, the Museum became an advanced research and cultural-educational centre" in Armenia.[3]
Born inAkhaltsikhe, he graduated from theYerevan State University in 1931. Since 1932 he worked at the Institute of Culture History and took part in the excavations ofShengavit,Vagharshapat and other ancient locations. He supervised the excavations of the ruins of the medieval Armenian capital ofDvin for around three decades. Since 1959 until his death he headed the department of medieval archaeology of the Armenian Academy of Sciences.[1]
