Senior researcher, Candidate of Historical Sciences (PhD)
Department of Metal Ages Archaeology
Research interests: the material and spiritual culture of the ancient Turks, the weapons of the early medieval nomads of Central Asia, petroglyphs, the origin and dating of the belt and bridle decorations in the heraldic style, the era of the great migration of peoples, the origin of the European Avars, natural scientific methods in archaeology.
PhD dissertation theme: “The culture of the ancient Turks of the Altai (on the basis of burials)” (1997)