ArmInfo.The European Commission and Europa Nostra have announced the winners of the 2023 European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards, massispost.com reports.
The annual EU prize for cultural heritage rewards 28 best initiatives and personalities from 20 European countries representing the latest developments and priorities related to heritage policy and practice in Europe.
The Armenian-French joint project 'Scientific-Archaeological Studies for the Preservation of Ererouyk' is among the winners of the 'Research' category. Ererouyk is an early Christian and medieval complex, located in Shirak province of Armenia. It consists of remains of a 6th-century basilica, ancient mausoleum and cemetery, ancient village and dam. The researchers succeeded in dating the basilica and conducting a detailed analysis of its carved decoration. Through comparative research, the project also highlighted the particularities of Armenian Christianity and funerary customs.
This research project was carried out between 2009 and 2021 by the Laboratory of Medieval and Modern Archaeology in the Mediterranean of Aix-en-Provence (LA3M), France, the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, and the Shirak Regional Museum in Gyumri, Armenia, alongside several experts of different nationalities.
The Awards, funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, are granted in five categories:
Conservation & Adaptive Reuse;
Research;
Education, Training & Skills;
Citizens' Engagement & Awareness-raising; and
Heritage Champions.
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