Michael Mustafayev
@arxeologiya.az
Head (The Department of Collection of archaeological monuments of Azerbaijan)
Institute of Archeology Ethnography and Anthropology of Azerbaijan National Academy of Science
Mikayil Mubariz oglu Mustafayev was born on December 31, 1973 in the city of Baku. Since 2003 I have been working as a senior researcher at the Institute, since 2012 as a leading researcher. At various times, participated in archaeological expeditions organized to the regions of Azerbaijan, and was an active participant in the expeditions. In 2002-2005, I was a member of the BTC-SCP archaeological expedition, which carried out archaeological excavations on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil and gas pipelines. In 2006-2007, was an active participant in archaeological research conducted in the Guba region. In 2008-2011 I was the leader of expeditions in the Imishli region, in 2013 in the Zagatala-Balaken region. Since 2017, I have been leading the Imishli archaeological expedition. Since December 2021, I have been working as the head of the sector of the “Monuments of Archeology” collection of this institute, I have published a monograph on this topic.
EDUCATION
In 1980-1991, I studied at secondary school No. 52, located in the Yasamal district of Baku.
In 1992 - 1997 studied at the Faculty of History of the Baku State University, and in 1997 I graduated from it with a degree in history. In 1997-2000, I entered the graduate school of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of ANAS. I defended the thesis on the topic "Medieval monuments of the lower reaches of the Araz River: IX-XVII and in 2003 I received a Ph.D. in history, in 2015 - a leading researcher, in 2018 - an associate professor.
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Arts and Humanities, Archeology, History