Education
1990 - 1994: Department of History of Yerevan State University, Republic of Armenia
1994 - 1997: Post-graduate studies, Institute of Oriental Studies of National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Armenia

Academic degree
Ph.D., “The hieroglyphic script of Van kingdom (Biainili, Urartu, Ararat)”, 1997, Institute of Oriental Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia

Professional experience
1991 - 1997: State Historical Museum of Armenia, scientific worker
1997 - 2011: Institute of Oriental Studies of National Academy of Sciences, scientific worker
1998 - 2011: Yerevan State University, lecturer of history (Docent)

Academic courses
"History of Armenia",
"The Writing Culture of pre-Mashtotsian Armenia"

Scale of professional interests
History and culture of Ancient World

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English

Awards received
1994: Conqueror of Pan-Armenian competition “Young Scientists - 1993” of Pan-Armenian Fund “Hayastan” (“Armenia”)