Irina Arzhantseva
- Associate Professor:Faculty of Humanities / Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies / Centre of Classical and Oriental Archaeology
- Irina Arzhantseva has been at HSE University since 2019.
Education and Degrees
- 1987
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
Lomonosov Moscow State University - 1979
Degree
Lomonosov Moscow State University
* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Courses (2023/2024)
- Archaeology of Iran and Central Asia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Archaeology of Western and Central Europe to the North of the Alps in the 1 Millenium AD (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
- Archaeology of Western and Central Europe to the North of the Alps in the 1 Millenium AD (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar Natural Science Methods in Archaelogy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar Natural Science Methods in Archaelogy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Archaeology of Eurasian Steppe of Iron Age and Early Middle Ages (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Archaeology of Iran and Central Asia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Archaeology of Western and Central Europe to the North of the Alps in the 1 Millenium AD (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Archaeology of Eurasian Steppe of Iron Age and Early Middle Ages (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Archaeology of Iran and Central Asia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Archaeology of Western and Central Europe to the North of the Alps in the 1 Millenium AD (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- History of Archaeological Methods, Theories and Legal Framework (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Archaeology of Eurasian Steppe of Iron Age and Early Middle Ages (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Archaeology of Iran and Central Asia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Archaeology of Western and Central Europe to the North of the Alps in the 1 Millenium AD (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- History of Archaeological Methods, Theories and Legal Framework (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
- Archaeology of Eurasian Steppe of Iron Age and Early Middle Ages (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Archaeology of Iran and Central Asia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- History of Archaeological Methods, Theories and Legal Framework (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
- Natural Science Methods in Archaelogy, Physical Anthropology, Paleogenetics, Geoinformatics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Publications22
- Book Arzhantseva I., Haerke H. G., Armarchuk. E. Muslims on the Volga in the Viking Age: In the footsteps of Ibn Fadlan / First edition. L. : IB Tauris, 2023. doi
- Article Bronnikova M. A., Karpova J. O., Murasheva V. V., Kochkina A. F., Stashenkov D. A., Arzhantseva I., Haerke H. G. Micromorphological features of medieval cultural layers formed in different environmental backgrounds // Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana. 2022. Vol. 74. No. 3. Article A080822. doi
- Chapter Heinrich Haerke, Arzhantseva I., Tazhekeev A., Bronnikova M., Panin A., Modin I. On the interface of steppe and urban civilization: Interdisciplinary research at Dzhankent (6th – 11th centuries AD), in: Eurasian steppe civilization: human and the historical and cultural environment. Proceedings of the 5th International Congress of Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes (Turkistan, 11-14 October, 2022). Volume 3. Алматы : Margulan Institute of Archaeology, 2022. P. 111-120.
- Article Féaux de la Croix J., Arzhantseva I., Dağyeli J., Dubuisson E., Haerke H. G., Penati B., Ueda A., Wooden A. Roundtable Studying the Anthropocene in Central Asia: the challenge of sources and scales in human–environment relations. // Central Asian Survey. 2022. Vol. 41. No. 1. P. 180-203. doi
- Article Haerke H. G., Arzhantseva I. Interfaces and Crossroads, Contexts and Communications: Early medieval towns in the Syr-Darya Delta (Kazakhstan) // Journal of Urban Archaeology. 2021. Vol. 3. P. 51-63. doi
- Chapter Аржанцева И. А., Иневаткина О. Н. Из истории исследования росписей Афрасиаба // В кн.: Живопись Афрасиаба: проблемы изучения, интерпретации и сохранения. Материалы Международной научной конференции, посвященной 50-летию музея Афрасиаба и Института археологии им. Я. Гулямова. [б.и.], 2021. Гл. 3. С. 26-42.
- Article Никоноров В. П., Аржанцева И. А. История древнейших седел жесткой конструкции в свете археологических данных из Южного Приаралья // Археологические вести. 2021. № 32. С. 228-254. doi
- Chapter Аржанцева И. А. Символ Веры или «другая» археология // В кн.: Эпоха всадников на Северном Кавказе: к 90-летию Веры Борисовны Ковалевской. М. : Институт археологии Российской академии наук, 2021. doi С. 51-68. doi
- Chapter Arzhantseva I., Haerke H. G., Панин А., Тажекеев А. А., Бронникова М. А., Модин И. Н. Interdisciplinary fieldwork at Jankent: Exploring early medieval urbanization on the lower Syrdarya., in: Маргулановские чтения-2020. Материалы международной научно-практической конференции «Великая Степь в свете археологических и междисциплинарных исследований» (г. Алматы, 17–18 сентября 2020 г.). Т. 1. Институт археологии им. А. Х. Маргулана, 2020. P. 219-229.
- Article Kuitems M., Panin A., Scifo A., Arzhantseva I., Kononov Y., Doeve P., Neocleous A., Dee M. Radiocarbon-based approach capable of subannual precision resolves the origins of the site of Por-Bajin // Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020. Vol. 117. No. 25. P. 14038-14041. doi
- Article Haruda A. F., Ventresca Miller A. R., Tazhekeev A. A., Bilalov S., Haerke H. G., Arzhantseva I. The earliest domestic cat on the Silk Road // Scientific Reports. 2020. Vol. 10. No. 11241. P. 1-12. doi
- Article Haerke H. G., Arzhantseva I., Tazhekeev A. A. The early medieval town of Dzhankent (Kazakhstan): from initial hypothesis to new model // The European Archaeologist. 2020. Vol. 66. No. 4. P. 27-34.
- Book Аржанцева И. А. Маргулановские чтения-2020. Материалы международной научно-практической конференции «Великая Степь в свете археологических и междисциплинарных исследований» (г. Алматы, 17–18 сентября 2020 г.). Т. 1. Институт археологии им. А. Х. Маргулана, 2020.
- Chapter Аржанцева И. А. Начальный этап работ Хорезмской археолого-этнографической экспедиции в Казахстане (архивные материалы 1946–1951 гг. // В кн.: Маргулановские чтения-2020. Материалы международной научно-практической конференции «Великая Степь в свете археологических и междисциплинарных исследований» (г. Алматы, 17–18 сентября 2020 г.). Т. 1. Институт археологии им. А. Х. Маргулана, 2020. С. 67-80.
- Chapter Arzhantseva I., Härke Heinrich. Am Südost-Horizont der Wikingerwelt. Die Seidenstraße, in: Die Wikinger: Entdecker und Eroberer. Berlin : Propyläen, 2019. Ch. 5.6. P. 295-302.
- Chapter Arzhantseva I., Haerke H. G., Tazhekeev A. A. Geoarchaeology at Dzhankent: Urbanization and state formation on the Northern Silk Road, in: Proceedings of the international scientific and practical conference “Methods and methodology of archaeological sciences in archaeological field research”, 18 September 2019, Al-Farabi National Kazakh University. Almaty : Kazakh Universiteti Almaty, 2019. P. 4-11.
- Article Haerke H. G., Arzhantseva I., Tazhekeev A. A. Mittelalter anderswo: Die Stadtwüstung Dzhankent auf der nördlichen Seidenstraße // Informationen zur Archäologie des Mittelalters (Verein zur Förderung der Archäologie des Mittelalters, Schloss Hohentübingen) (Germany). 2019. Vol. 18. P. 6-9.
- Chapter Haerke H. G., Arzhantseva I., Tazhekeev A. A. Project "Nomad state formation and urbanization: The early medieval town of Dzhankent (Aral Sea region, Kazakhstan)", in: Antiquities of East Europe, South Asia and South Siberia in the Context of Connections and Interactions within the Eurasian Cultural Space (new data and concepts). St. Petersburg : IIMK RAN, 2019. doi P. 239-241. doi
- Chapter Arzhantseva I., Härke Heinrich. “The General and his Army”: Metropolitans and Locals on the Khorezmian Expedition, in: “Masters” and “Natives”: Digging the Others’ Past. De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2019. P. 137-174. doi
- Book Аржанцева И. А., Болелов С. Б., Тажекеев А. А. История исследований Хорезмской экспедиции на землях Сыра Ч. 1. М., Кызылорда : Олеабук, 2018.
- Chapter Haerke H. G., Arzhantseva I., Tazhekeev A. A. Urbanization and state formation on the northern Silk Road: The Dzhankent Project, in: Relevant Problems and Prospects for the Preparation of Competitive Specialists. Proceedings of the International scientific-practical conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda State University, November 17, 2017.. Kyzylorda (Kazakhstan): Korkyt Ata State University of Kyzylorda (Kazakhstan), 2017. P. 30-37.
- Book Аржанцева И. А. Хорезм: история открытий и исследований / Отв. ред.: В. Тишков. Ульяновск : Артишок, 2016.
Conferences
- 2019Роль земли Сыра в истории, культуре и искусстве тюркских народов (Кызыл-Орда). Presentation: Работы Хорезмской археологической экспедиции в Низовьях Сырдарьи
- Мемориальная конференция, посвященная 90-летию со дня рождения профессора М. М. Блиева (Владикавказ). Presentation: Зилги: как все начиналось
The Earliest Cat on the Northern Silk Road
Associate Professor Irina Arzhantseva and Professor Heinrich Haerke from the HSE Centre of Classical and Oriental Archaeology (Faculty of Humanities) have been involved in the discovery of the earliest domestic cat yet found in northern Eurasia. The study has been published in Scientific Reports journal.
‘The Sense of Doing Something New Appeals to Me’
Professor Heinrich Haerke, a renowned archaeology expert, has been cooperating with HSE University researchers for a long time. This year he has joined HSE as a Professor at the recently formed Centre for Classical and Oriental Archaeology. He has talked to HSE News Service about his research interests, field projects, and teaching archaeology.
Archaeological expedition in Dzhankent
From the 1st of August to the 15th of September, 2018, in Dzhankent (Kazalinsk district, Kyzylorda region, Republic of Kazakhstan) there was hosted an international archaeological expedition under direction of Irina Arzhantseva. Excavations were carried out in frames of the project “Nomad state formation and urbanization on the northern Silk Road: The early medieval town of Dzhankent (Aral Sea region, Kazakhstan)” funded by the German research society (DFG).
Heinrich Härke and Irina Arzhantseva hosting a workshop in Kazakhstan
In the second week of September, at the end of this year’s excavation season at Dzhankent, an international group of experts gathered in western Kazakhstan for an intensive workshop discussing archaeological work at Dzankent and its results so far.
Participation of Irina Arzhantseva and Heirich Härke in the International Congress in St. Petersburg
From the 6th to the 8th of June, the International Congress “Cultural heritage of Uzbekistan – the path to dialogue between peoples and countries” was held in St. Petersburg. The event was dedicated to the publication of 15 unique books, albums and documentaries dedicated to the collections of historical and cultural monuments of the peoples of Uzbekistan. Irina Arzhantseva and Heinrich Härke are the authors of the volume “The works of the Khorezm expedition in Uzbekistan. Archival material”.
Irina Arzhantseva and Heinrich Härke at Princeton
At the end of April this year, Dr. Arhzantseva and Prof. Härke flew to the USA to attend a workshop at the famous Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. The workshop was entitled Climate, Archaeology and History in the Eurasian Middle Ages, and it was organised by Prof. Nicola DiCosmo, a renowned expert on early historical nomads and their interaction with China and other civilizations.