Aydogdy Kurbanov

Aydogdy Kurbanov is a Turkmen[1][3] archaeologist and historian whose main area of research is prehistoric and late antiquity of Central Asia.[4] He has been the head of the Department of Archaeology of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography at the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan.[2]

Aydogdy Kurbanov
Born1978[1]
NationalityTurkmen
OccupationArchaeologist
Historian
Academic background
EducationDoctor of Philosophy
Alma materFree University of Berlin
ThesisThe Hephthalites: Archaeological and Historical Analysis (2010)
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
InstitutionsFormer head of the Department of Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan
Main interestsCentral Asia
WebsiteOfficial webpage[2]

Education

Kurbanov completed a Ph.D. at the Free University of Berlin, Germany.[4] He had also been a "Gerda Henkel visiting research fellow" at the German Archaeological Institute.[5]

He speaks the English, French, Russian, Turkish, Turkmen,[6] and German languages.[7]

Academic career and research

Kurbanov had been a postdoctoral researcher in history at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, with "The Eastern frontiers of the Sasanian Empire: Case Study in Southern Turkmenistan" as his research project,[8] and had also served as the head of the institute's Department of Archaeology. He has also worked at the Eurasia division of the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin.[2]

With financial grants from National Geographic, he executed two research projects in Turkmenistan, namely "Defining the eastern frontiers of the Sasanian empire. Survey in the ancient Abiverd and Merv regions. (2014)" and "Exploring the Neolithic to Chalcolithic transition in Central Asia. Excavations in Dashly–depe. (2018)".[9]

From June 1 to July 2018, he was a guest researcher for the Directeurs d’Études Associés (English: Associate Research Directors) programme,[4] which is the "oldest international mobility programme" at the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (English: Foundation House of Human Sciences), that was started in 1975 by the joint efforts of the French Secretary of State for Universities, Department for Higher Education and Research, and Fernand Braudel.[10]

He has also excavated in Turkmenistan.[2]

Works

Books

Some of the books co–authored by Kurbanov are as follows:[2][4]

  • Kurbanov, A. (2013). The History and Archaeology of the Hephthalites. Bonn: Habelt Verlag.
  • Hojaniyazov, T.; Kurbanov, A.; Ovlyagulyev, M. (2011). Great Silk Road and Turkmenistan (in Turkmen, English, and Russian). Ashgabat.
  • Gundogdiyev, O.; Hojaniyazov, T.; Kurbanov, A. (2010). Akdepe – The Ancient Archaeological Site of Turkmenistan (in Turkmen, English, and Russian). Ashgabat.

Research papers

Some of the research papers authored by Kurbanov are as follows:

References
  1. "Kurbanov, Aĭdogdy (1978-....)". Système universitaire de documentation (in French). Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. "Aydogdy Kurbanov". University of Lyon. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. "Turkmenistan's Scientists Participates in Forum for the First Time". Oreanda News Agency. January 17, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. "Aydogdy Kurbanov". Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. Kurbanov, Aydogdy (2013). "Some information related to the art history of the Hephthalite time (4th–6th centuries AD) in Central Asia and neighbouring countries" (PDF). ISIMU. Vol. 16. Spain: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. p. 1. ISSN 1575-3492. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  6. "Aydogdy Kurbanov". French Institute for Central Asian Studies (in French). Retrieved June 10, 2020. Langues parlées : turkmène, russe, turc, anglais, français
  7. "Kurbanov, Aĭdogdy (1978-....)". Identifiants et Référentiels pour l'Enseignement supérieur et la Recherche (in French). Retrieved June 10, 2020. Langue d'expression : Allemand,Turkmene
  8. "Aydogdy Kurbanov". French Institute for Central Asian Studies (in French). Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  9. "Aydogdy Kurbanov". National Geographic. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  10. "DEA Programme – Associate Research Directors". Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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