Academic Activities

 Archaeological Field Works and Projects

-       SURVEY OF THE ZAGROS MOUNTAIN VALLEYS: SORAN DISTRICT, Autonomous University of Barcelona SPANISH PROJECT IN COOPERATION WITH Salahaddin University (Erbil), member of the team, May 12, 2017 – May 23, 2017.

-       Archaeological Survey in the Suren mountain ranges, self-funded field survey with support of the directorate of antiquities of Sulaimania and Slemani museum.

-       Bazian Project, French field excavation Bazian Monastery/Castle in Bazian pass, Kurdistan-Iraq, member of the excavation team, December 2016.

-       Yasin Tepe Project, Tsukuba University-Japan’s field excavation in Sharezur plain-Kurdistan-Iraq, member of the excavation team, September-October 2016.

-       Ancient Fortifications and Architectural Ruins between Lower Zab and Sirwan (Upper Diyala) rivers, Kurdistan-Iraq. Self-funded field work, July 2005-April 2004.

-       Back to the land of Musasir, self-funded field survey with cooperation of the directorate of antiquities of Soran, Bradost-Ruwanduz-Sidekan territories, Kurdistan-Iraq. (June 2005-September 2012).

-       Satu Qala Project, Leiden-Salahaddin-Leipzig universities’ cooperation excavation project in Koya-Kurdistan-Iraq, field director of Salahaddin University’s team, Operation A SQ2010, May 2010.

-       Assyrian Vault Tomb in Arab district near Erbil Citadel, Kurditan-Iraq.

Kurdish-German (DAI) cooperation excavation, first and second seasons. (2008-2009).

-       Tell Qasra, Training excavation at Tell Qasra to the north of the Erbil Citadel, under the supervision of the Department of Archaeology, Salahaddin University (October-November 2005, April 2006). 

-       Tell Greza Project: Excavation of Tell Greza in Sharazur plain south east of Sulaimani, Kurdiatan, Iraq, directed by Sulaimani Museum, August- September 2004. 

Conferences

Geneva & Bern (Switzerland), 22-26 June 2015 61st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI), I presented a paper “Who destroyed Musasir?”

Leiden (Netherlands), 1 December 2014, NINO-75-Jubilee Conference “ZAGROS”, I presented a paper “Deified mountains in the Zagros.”

- Warsaw (Poland), July 21-25, 2014 “Fortune and Misfortune” 60th Rencontre of Assyriology, I presented a paper titled “Ancient Fortifications and Architectural Ruins between Lower Zab and Sirwan (Upper Diyala) rivers.

UCLA (Los Angles), May 31st- June 1st , 2014 "Current Practices in Armenian Studies: the creation and visibility of new knowledge." I presented a paper “Archaeological Discoveries in Kurdistan, field survey in the land of Musasir.”

Basel (Switzerland), June 9-13, 2014. 9th ICAANE, The 9th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, I presented a paper “Back to the land of Musasir, field work 2005-2012”

Athens (Greece), November 1st-3rd 2013, Archaeological Research in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the adjacent areas. Conference Proceedings, I presented a paper “Back to the land of Musasir, field work 2005-2012”

Ghent, July 15 – 19, 2013, “Law and (Dis)Order in the Ancient Near East” I presented a paper “Archaeological Survey in the land of Musasir”

Other activities

Training Courses, workshops,: 

-2012, October: presenting a research “Arbela, Some Historical and Cultural Aspects in Light of Archaeological and Historical Evidences.” In the 2nd World Kurdish Congress in Erbil. 

- In September 2010, representing ASKI in an international roundtable session under slogan “Archaeological Investigations at Erbil citadel” under supervision of HCECR-UNESCO in Erbil Citadel. 

- In Oct. 2009, participation in the Sixth Festival of Bedrxan at Athens under the slogan of “From Shanidar Cave to Acropolis” by photographic presentation about “Shanidar Cave: the beginning of civilization and life in Kurdistan”.

- 2008-2009: Course of “Teaching Methods theory and practice” at Salahaddin University.

- July 2008: Course of “Sumerian Language and Hurrian history and Culture” at Leiden University.

-Sept. 2007, participation in a conference about Amedi Citadel with a research “Ancient monuments in Amedi between destruction and maintenance, a field survey.”