Caucasus Archaeology Study Group

The Caucasus Archaeology Study Group was established in 2009, succeeding the North Caucasus Group, which had existed at the Institute of Archaeology since 1995. Its creation was driven by the heightened interest of many Institute specialists in the current issues of Caucasian archaeology, the particular importance of studying the region's rich history from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, and the acquisition of scientific data and reconstruction of the historical and cultural processes that took place in the Caucasus, from the Old Stone Age to the formation of early state formations.

The group was headed by Professor R.M. Munchaev, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It included approximately 20 staff members from various departments of the Institute, including two Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, five Doctors of Science, and 11 Candidates of Science. Among the group's key areas of work are the historiography of the archae