In August 2026, an archaeological expedition of the Research Center for Historical and Cultural Heritage, led by Arman Nalbandyan, discovered a remarkable and valuable stone lintel during ongoing excavations at the Great Hermitage of Tatev.
Since July 15, 2026, an archaeological expedition of the Research Center for Historical and Cultural Heritage, led by Meline Simonyan, has been conducting archaeological excavations at the site of the Great Caravanserai in Talin.
Recently, at the assembly hall of the Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage, the heads of the centre’s expeditions presented their reports on the excavations carried out in 2025
Lori fortress is one of the finest fortified structures of medieval Armenia, with its rich layers of known and unknown culture.
Channel 5 covered the excavations carried out by the archaeological expedition of the Scientific Research Centre for Historical and Cultural Heritage (expedition leader: Mher Khechoyan) at the early medieval complex discovered in Kasakh Gorge.
The rescue and exploration excavations carried out in 2025 by the expedition of the Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage (head of the expedition: A. Nalbandyan) in the city-fortress of Lore yielded interesting and significant results.
Initiated by the diocese of Vayots Dzor and with the permission of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, from May 27 to June 6, 2025, an expedition from the Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage, led by Meri Safaryan, conducted excavations within the semi-underground burial structure of the Holy Mother of God church (Burtelashen) at the Noravank Monastery (built in 1339).
In 2024, the excavations of the “newly discovered” complex hollowed out of the rock near the village of Ohanavan, Aragatsotn region of the Republic of Armenia were rescue in nature, as the latter was discovered during earthworks by the owner of the area.
Since October 15, 2024, within the framework of the program for strengthening and restoring the outbuildings, excavations began in the Tap fortress.
As part of the program for the improvement and strengthening of the early medieval temple of Yereruyk, a joint Armenian-French expedition of the Scientific Research Center for Historical and Cultural Heritage (head of the expedition Arman Nalbandyan) and the University of Lumer Lyon 2 (archaeological laboratory: