I’m Nurida Ateshi poet & archaeologist of the Caucasus

Poet · Writer · Translator · Educator · Prehistorian

Twenty books, three hundred publications and five languages — a life spent bridging literature and the deep past of the Southern Caucasus.

Nurida Ateshi
30+ Years of Research
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20+
Books published
300+
Scholarly & cultural publications
7
Languages spoken

About

A life across words and ancient worlds

Nurida Ateshi is a poet, writer, translator, educator and prehistorian. Proficient in seven languages and holding six academic diplomas, she has authored twenty books and more than three hundred scholarly and cultural articles across six countries.

As a scholar she specialises in the archaeology and history of the Southern Caucasus — the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age and the Khojaly–Gedebey culture. Since 2015 she has been an Associate Professor at Khazar University in Baku, with field and archival research spanning Europe and the Caucasus.

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Expertise

Areas of focus

Archaeology of the Caucasus

Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, with a focus on the Khojaly–Gedebey culture.

Poetry & literature

Twenty published books of poetry and prose in five languages.

The Caucasian Amazons

Pioneering research on the armed women of Caucasian antiquity.

Translation

State-certified interpreter for German, Azerbaijani and Russian.

Museum & archive research

Caucasian heritage held in the museums of Berlin, Vienna, Moscow and beyond.

Teaching

Associate Professor at Khazar University, supervising research and field studies.

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Let’s work together

Open to collaborations, lectures, translations and research partnerships.