Habil, Associate Professor, Dr. Nurida – Ateshi Gadirova
| Date of Birth Place of birth Nationality Email Address Phone no Mobile | 22.08.1965 Oğuz /Azerbaycan Azerbaijani Nateshi@khazar.org T. Bagirov 13, Baku, Azerbaijan + 99 412 421 79 16 + 99 450 389 29 53 |
Education and academic career
| 2020 | Habilitation: She defended her thesis on archaeology (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches-HDR) at Lyon 2 University in France; Thesis: “The Southern Caucasus During The Late Bronze And Early Iron Ages: The Case of the Khojaly Gedebey Culture In Azerbaijan (1300-700 BC), Proposals of its Definition and its Diffusion “. Scientific advisor Prof. Dr. Michèle Casanova. |
| 2018 | Associate Professor: For her scientific and pedagogical studies, she had been awarded with the associate professor diploma by the evaluation commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. |
| 2016 | Preliminary habilitation with a thesis on “The Role of Women in the Military History of Azerbaijan in the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C. (according to archaeological materials)”; supervisor Prof. Dr I. Babayev. By the decision of the dissertation council, the thesis was approved, and its defending was recommended. Due to publications of the candidate in Azerbaijan and abroad, critically evaluating nationalist and Islamic-oriented scientists, the defence process was stopped and could not be continued. |
| 2011- 2016 | Doctorate: As a PhD student at the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, she worked on her doctorate thesis on “The role of women in the history of war in Azerbaijan” between 1700-1300 BC (based on archaeological materials) and defended it with great success. Supervisor Prof. Dr I. Babayev. |
| 2015-2020 | Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology and History of Khazar University, Baku, and coordinator of international relation |
| 2015- 2023 | Director of the Berlin Caucasus Investigations Institute. |
| 2011-2016 | Post doctorate (“Doktor Nauk”) at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku. Thesis: “The Role of Women in the Military History of the Caucasus in the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C. (according to archaeological materials)” |
| 2013 | Qualification: The specialization exchange exam was evaluated with 5 points (the highest) by the State Commission at the Institute of History of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), and the official specialisation title as a historian was approved. |
| 2012 | Accepted for habilitation in history after having passed the equivalence examination for admission to postdoctoral qualification in history with the mark “magna cum laude” at the State Examination Board of the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences. Official change of professional and scientific activities to History and Archaeology |
| 2010- 2011 | She was accepted as a doctorate to the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. |
| 2010 | Awarded PhD degree in Pedagogy by the Supreme Attestation Commission to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
| 2003 | Ph.D. (“Kandidat Nauk) in area 13:00:05 “Theory, methodology and organization” at the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts; Title of the thesis: “Social-Cultural Environment as a Factor in Rehabilitation of Disabled Children in Germany” Doctoral adviser Prof. Dr Vera Ivanovna Chernichenko |
| 2003 | State-approved interpreter. State examination at the State Linguistic University of Azerbaijan as an interpreter for Azerbaijani-Russian-German. |
| 2002 | PhD: Doctorate in pedagogy at the Moscow State Art and Cultural University, on “Rehabilitation of Physically Sick Children in the Social Structure of Germany.” Doctoral advisor Prof. Dr Vera Ivanovna Chernyshenko |
| 1984-1989 | MASTER’S DEGREE: Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Fine Arts named after Huseynzade. Culture and Fine Arts diploma. |
| 1982-1984 | LICENSE: Baku Humanitarian College: Diploma with distinction in fine arts |
| 1974- 1982 | Primary, secondary, and high school education: Oğuz Rayonu High School (first 10 years) |
SUPERVISED THESES:
| Habilitation Doctorate of Sciences in Archeology Doctorate | ”In the Context of the Late Bronze-Early Iron Age Khojali Gedebey Culture of the Caucasus: Suggestions on its Expansion Area and Chronology” in English. 394 seh. Lumiere Université Lyon 2, France. Scientific advisor Prof. Dr Michèle Casanova. Preliminary habitation with a thesis on “The Role of Women in the Military History of Azerbaijan in the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C. (according to archaeological materials)”; supervisor Prof. Dr I. Babayev. With the decision of the dissertation council, the thesis was approved, and defending was recommended. Due to publications of the candidate in Azerbaijan and abroad critically evaluating nationalist and Islamic-oriented scientists, the defence process was stopped and could not be continued. PhD degree in pedagogy by the Moscow State Art and Cultural University on “Rehabilitation of Physically Sick Children in the Social Structure of Germany”. Doctoral advisor Prof. Dr Vera Ivanovna Chernyshenko |
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
| 2015-2023 2015-2020 2003 -2015 2004-2018 1997-2004 1996-1997 1989-1994 | Director of the Berlin Institute for Caucasus Investigations 2015-2016 Azerbaijan Khazar University lecturer and international relations coordinator. Director of the Institute of Culture Nizami Gandschavi in Germany. (today’s name: Berlin Institute for Caucasus Investigations) Editor and director of the magazine “New Bridge Berlin”. Regular author of articles in the daily newspapers Zerkalo / Ayna. Editor in Azerbaijani and Russian languages at Berlin Hitit Publishing House. Contributing editor and Media presenter on Berlin TD-1 German-Turkish television. Working at the Azerbaijan National Museum of Fine Arts. |
Field research, archival research, excavations, and collection expeditions
| 2017 | Excavations in Azerbaijan in Terter, commissioned by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku. With Abbas Seyidov |
| 2016 | One-month Excavations in Azerbaijan in Lerik, (in the framework of a French-Azerbaijani archaeological project) With Prof. Dr Michèle Casanova. |
| 2015/2016 | Three months of research in archives, libraries, and stacks in Russia; Baku, and Austria. |
| 2015 2015 | Research on Archaeological and original excavations materials in Russian museums, archives and funds and investigations in Moscow and Saint Petersburg (3 months) Investigations on archaeological materials and original excavation results in museums, archives and funds in Baku, Berlin, and Russia |
| 2014 | Three months of research in archives in Azerbaijan and Russia |
| 2013/2014 | Three months of Research in archives in Berlin, Baku, Moscow, and St. Petersburg |
| 2013-2014 | Participating in French-Azerbaijani international excavations carried out in Lankaran by the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Archeology and Ethnography Institute commission. In Nakhchivan and Qabala commissioned by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku |
| 2013 | Excavations in Azerbaijan in Lerik, (in the framework of a French-Azerbaijani archaeological project). With Prof. Dr Michele Casanova |
| 2012 | Three months of research in archives in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Baku |
| 2012 | Investigations on archaeological materials and original excavation results in museums, archives, and funds in Dagestan, Chechenistan, Ingushetia and North Ossetia by the Berlin Institute of Civilization on behalf of the Ministry of Civilization and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
| 2012 | One month of field research and documentation of possible exhibits in Georgia (Tbilisi and Khevsuretiya) commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan |
| 2012 | 3-week field research in the Gencetschay basin and Gedebey. Planning, determination, and listing of sites of excavation: burial grounds, monuments, and hitherto unexplored Kurgans, preparation for future excavations. |
| 2012 | One month of documentation of possible exhibits in the North Caucasus (Republics of the R.F. Dagestan, Chechnya, and North Ossetia) commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan |
| 2012 | Investigations on archaeological materials and original excavation results in museums, archives and funds in Azerbaijan, Georgia (Tbilisi and Xevsuretiya) by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan |
| 2012 | One month of documentation of possible exhibits in Azerbaijan and Georgia commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan |
| since 2007 | Research in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gobustan, Research on the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages in the South Caucasus, focus on Khojaly-Gedebey-Culture |
Granted AWARDS:
| 2004 | Gold Pen Azerbaijan media award |
ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERSHIPS
| 2014 2013 2013 2012 2012 2010 2006 2005 1996 | Berlin and Brandenburg Archaeological Society e.V. (registered association) German Society for Prehistory and Early History (DGUF) Association of German Archaeologists e.V. (registered association) Association of German Historians Center PEN Germany Association of German Journalists, Berlin German Writers’ Union Azerbaijan Writers Union Azerbaijan Journalists Union |
Scientific publications: Books, monographs, and articles
| 2022 | A new page of German black archaeology in Gedebey or scientific ethics. Azerbaijani National Historical Museum, 2016pp. 315-332. Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in the National History Museum of Azerbaijan. Pp.263-281 | |
| 2019 | Das materielle Erbe der Khodjali-Gedebey-Kultur: Die erste umfassende Forschung und Analyse (basierend auf den Sammlungen des National museum in Aserbaidschan), Baku, Aspoligraf, 640 pp. | |
| 2018 | История археологии Кавказа. Археологические и теоретические исследования, Монография, Khazar University, Baku, 418 pp. | |
| 2018 | Archäologische Sammlungen zur Frühgeschichte des Südkaukasus in den Museen Europas. L. Aydemir (ed.) Migration, Politics, Violence and Women’s Studies Hamburg. Pp. 475-488. | |
| 2017 | History of Archaeology of the Caucasus. Archaeological and theoretical research. Monograph. Russian with English summary, Baku: Khazar University, 418 pp. | |
| 2017 | Critical Remarks on Archaeological Research in the 19th and 20th Centuries on the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages in the Southern Caucasus, Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Peeters) Volume: 54, pp: 183-212. PEETERS Belgium /France /USA | |
| 2017 | 185 years of German and European archaeology in the Caucasus. A critical analysis and inventory of past and current research, Prehistoric Magazine (de Gruyter) German with French and English summary, pp: 242-278. | |
| 2017 | “Kafkaz arkeolojisinin tarihi: (Arkeoloji və nezeri tatkikatlar) Khazar University, Monograph, Baku. 418pp. | |
| 2016 | Archaeological material from Karabakh and its surroundings in museums in Berlin and Vienna “, Azerbaijani, The archaeological heritage of Karabakh in: Materials of the International Conference. National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (ANAS) Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography pp: 74-75. Baku. | |
| 2016 | “Archaeological Caucasus collections in European Museums”, de Gruyter “Collections in the European Museums – the Cultural Heritage of the Ancient Caucasus scattered across a Continent”, English, in PONTE, International Scientific Research Journal, Vol. 72/ No. 9. Florence: La Nuova Italia Editrice. pp: 85-95. | |
| 2016 | “Archaeological Caucasus collections in European Museums”, Textbook (Azerbaijani with abstracts in English, Russian and German). Baku: “OL” npkt. | |
| 2016 | German and other European research in the Caucasus. Russian with English abstract, in Xeberler, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (ANAS). Transactions Series of Social Sciences No. 1, 2016, pp. 79-104. | |
| 2016 | Excavation reports and analysis of the finds of Count von Schweinitz in the Zeyemtschay basin, Azerbaijani National Historical Museum, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in the National History Museum of Azerbaijan, 2016 pp. 315-332. | |
| 2016 | Немецкие и другие европейские исследования на Кавказе. AMEA-nın Xəbərləri. Tarix, Fəlsəfə, Hüquq seriyası, № 4, Baku. pp. 79- 104. | |
| 2015 | “Finds of the Khojaly-Gedebey Culture of the late Bronze and early Iron Ages in Azerbaijan in European museums”. Monograph (Azerbaijani with abstracts in English, Russian, and German). Baku: Elm ve tehsil, 300pp. | |
| 2015 | “Kafkasya amazonları: Mifler ve arkeoloji”, (rusca) (Sbornik statyey k 80-letiyu D.M.Nasilova), pp. 387-393, Moskova: MBA. | |
| 2015 | “185 years of German archaeology in the Caucasus; three different historiographies of one period, German, in Antike Welt. No. 1. pp. 40-48. Darmstadt: Philipp von Zabern | |
| 2015 | “Caucasian Amazons; Myths and Archaeology”, Russian with English abstract, in scripta in honorem D.M. Nasilov. Selection of articles in honour of the 80th birthday of D.M. Nasilov (Sbornikstatyey k 80-letiyu D.M. Nasilova), pp. 387-393. Moscow: MBA. | |
| 2015 | “The errors committed by German scholars in their works on the history of Azerbaijan”, Azeri with Russian and English abstract, in: NEWS, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (ANAS). Transactions Series of social sciences No.1 pp.18-21. Baku: ANAS. | |
| 2015 | “International research on the Khojaly-Gedebey-Culture: Deficits, problems, results and proposals”, Russian with English abstract, Materials of the International Conference “Contemporary problems of Caucasian history”, II Part, pp. 154-160. Ganja: State University. | |
| 2015 | Ходжалы-кедабекские материально-культурные образцы в Германии, Критический обзор археологических раскопок Вальдемара Белка и новые исследования раскопок Вальдемара Белка и новые исследования, s. 142-151. «Кавказ и Мир», Международный научный журнал № 1, Тбилиси.Tbilisi. | |
| 2015 | “Amazon heritage in the Caucasus”, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in NEWS, Nakhchivan Section of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (ANAS). The Series of Social and Humanities Sciences № 1, pp. 80-92. Nakhchivan. | |
| 2015 | “The problems in the historiography of the Khojaly-Gedebey-Culture in the Southern Caucasus: concrete results and proposals”, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in Tarix ve onun problemleri. No. 1, pp. 305-314. Baku: Baku State University. | |
| 2015 | On the history of the archaeological research on the Caucasus, 19th, and 20th centuries”, Russian with Georgian and English abstracts, in International Communications, No. 24, pp. 202-218. Tbilisi: Universal. | |
| 2014 | “Original versions of Emil Rösler’s excavation reports”, first research results- Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts) in Genc Alimlerin Eserleri. No. 10, pp. 213-219. Baku: Mütercim. | |
| 2014 | “On the identification of armed women in the tombs of the 2nd and 1st millennium BC in Azerbaijan on the basis of archaeological finds”, German with English abstract, in: Archaeological Information, vol. 37. Kerpen-Loogh: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, German Association for Prehistory and Early History, pp. 239-256. | |
| 2014 | “Material testimonies of the Khojaly-Gedebey-Culture in the Berlin Museum – new collections”, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in Azerbaycan arxeologiyası ve etnoqrafiyasi. No. 2. pp 177-187. Baku: ANAS, Nafta-Press. | |
| 2014 | in cooperation with Nasir Quluzade “Unknown aspects in the archaeology of the Southern Caucasus. New insights into the excavations at Redkin Lager” and a critical look at the excavations of Friedrich Bayern”, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in: Xeberler, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (ANAS). Transactions Series of social sciences No. 1 pp.110-133. Baku. | |
| 2014 | The identification of the graves of armed women discovered in the Southern Caucasus”, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts: in Elmi xeberler, No. 3, pp. 250-260. Ganja: State University. | |
| 2014 | “The collections transported by F. Korthaus and G. von Schweinitz from Azerbaijan in the Berlin Museum”, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in Pedaqoji Universitetin xeberleri No. 3, pp 195-198. Baku: State Pedagogic University. | |
| 2014 | “Graves of warrior women from the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages – Caucasian amazons: myths and archaeological facts”, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in Tarih ve onun problemleri. No. 4, pp. 301-310. Baku: Baku State University | |
| 2014 | “Petroglyphs of warrior women in the Caucasus”, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in Elmi eserler. Vol 65, No. 9, pp.52-56. Nakhchivan: ANAS. | |
| 2013 | “Traces of testimonies of the material culture of central Transcaucasia: 10 original bronze belts in the Museum of Prehistory and Early History in Berlin”, Russian with Azerbaijani and English abstracts, in Azerbaijan Archaeology vol.16 No2, pp.90-105. Baku: Khazar Press. | |
| 2013 | “The dark side of Caucasian archaeology: Testimonies of the material culture of Azerbaijan in German museums – the unknown sides of the Khojaly- Gedebey- culture”, Azerbaijani with Russian and Englisch abstracts, in: Azerbaijan Archaeology (Azerbaycan arxeologiyası) No.2, pp.42-51. Baku: ANAS, Nafta Press. | |
| 2012 | “Caucasian Amazons: New archaeological discoveries and first scientific evidence; the place and role of Caucasian Albania in Azerbaijan and the Caucasus”, Azerbaijani with Russian and English abstracts, in Materials of the International Conference, pp. 150-161.Baku: MAA (National Aviation Academy) | |
| 2012 | “The role of women in the war history of Azerbaijan and the graves of warrior women” in Azerbaycan arxeologiyası və etnoqrafiyası, No1, pp. 47-50. Baku: ANAS, Nafta-Press. | |
| 2011 | „Kaukasische Amazonen: Neue archäologische Entdeckungen und erste wissenschaftliche Beweise; die Stellung und die Rolle des kaukasischen Albania in Aserbaidschan und im Kaukasus“, Aserbaidschanisch mit Zusammenfassungen in Russisch und Englisch. in: Materials of the International Scientific Conference, pp. 150-161. Baku: MAA (Nationale Luftfahrt Akademie). | |
CURRENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
| 2019 | Expertise croisée Alpes-Caucase, Archéologie: Exploitation des ressources, changements environnement aux et sociétaux en milieux montagnards. à L’UNIVERSITÉ־LUMIÈRE LYON 2 |
| 2019 | Congress ICE1 –The East Royal Museums of Art & History, Brussels. |
| 2018 | International Conference on Understanding the Problems of Inland Waters: Case Study for the Caspian Basin, Bakü (Azerbaycan) |
| 2016 | International Social Sciences and Humanities Conference. Berlin Humboldt University |
| 2016 | 10th International Congress on the archaeology of the ancient near east, Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna |
| 2015 | RIVAGES DE LA CASPIENNE CASPIAN SEA SHORES – Contacts, espaces et territoires autour de la Caspienne aux âges du Bronze et du Fer. Musée d’Archéologie Nationale Paris |
| 2015 | Kafkasya tarihinin aktual meseleleri. Uluslararası konferens. Gence (Azerbaycan). |
Scientific References
| Prof. Dr Michel Casanova Prof. Dr Elena Rova Prof. Dr Süzanna Dibo Prof. Dr Eric Thirault Dr HDR Marjan Mashkour Prof .Dr Hejebri Noberi Alireza Dr İngo Motzenbeker Prof. Dr Vali Bachshaliyev Prof. Dr İlyas Babayev Prof. Dr Veli Aliyev | Université Lumière Lyon 2 (France) İtaliya, Kafoskari Venesiya Univ. (Italy) Université Lumière Lyon 2 (France) Université Lumière Lyon 2 (France) French National Centre for Scientific Research | CNRS · Institut écologie et environnement (INEE) (France) Tarbiet Modares Univ.(Iran) DAI German Archaeological Institute Berlin (Germany) National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Nakhchivan division (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan Pedagogical University (Azerbaijan) |
Books on literature, poetry, and social field
| 1995 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 | Sensiz yaşıyorum sen ola-ola. Kitab Platası, Bakü 1995. (Sensiz yaşayıram sen ola-ola) Neylersen mene gören. Berlin: Hitit Karabagımız – Karabagrımız Berlin: Hitit. Avindan kaçan avcı, Turkish.Berlin: Hitit Avindan kaçan avcı (Jäger auf der Flucht vor seiner Beute), German. Berlin: Wagemann Yaşanmamış kadınlıq.Baku: Tehsil. Indi ben varım! Azeri-German Berlin: Hitit Schreie erstickter Gefühle. German, Berlin: Hitit. Orijinaldan tercümeler. Azeri-German Baku: Nurlan Gel günaha bataq (Azeri). Baku: Nurlan. Kampf um Bergkarabach-German. Berlin: GIB. Mohammed Essad Bey: Yüz yılın sirleri AzeriBaku: Nurlan Jan Weinert ile birge Pervane ve şam Azerbaycanın min illik məhəbbət poeziyası Azeri-German, Berlin: Matthes & Seitz Feuertochter. German. Aachen: Karin Fischer Verlag |
CURRENT PROJECTS:
– European museum investigations of Azerbaijani material civilization samples
– Investigations of the culture of the Central Western Caucasus
– Caucasus Late Bronze-Early Iron forge investigations
– International excavation and project direction on Khojaly -Gedebey archaeological culture in collaboration with Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS)
Language proficiency
| Azerbaijani | Maternal tongue |
| Turkish | Proficient |
| German | Proficient |
| Russian | Good |
| English French | Intermediate B 1 |
| Persian | University instructions |
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Archaeology
Pedagogical educator
Museum and archive work
Literature
Sworn translator of German, Azerbaijani, and Russian
Theatre
Caucasian culture and folk dances
Literary and scientific editing
Research interests
| Cultural science, expert Museum Science Researchers |
| Specialist in Caucasian sciences |
| Archaeology Literary Studies Fine Arts |
Personal interests
| History |
| Archaeology |
| Literature Theater Architecture |
| Journalist |
| Cultures Foreign languages |
She has published twenty books and 300 publications on literature, culture, pedagogy, archaeology, and history. Just on archaeology, she published 50 publications, four monographs, and a university textbook.
She is publishing in five languages: Azerbaijani, Turkish, Russian, English, and German.