Dr. Ian Lindsay

Biography

Ian Lindsay is an Associate Professor at Purdue University, specializing in the origins of complex societies in the South Caucasus. He joined the Purdue faculty in 2007 after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2006. Through his research, he co-directs an international collaborative expedition known as Project ArAGATS, involving scholars from esteemed institutions such as Cornell University and Stanford University. For over 15 years, his work along the Tsaghkahovit Plain in northwestern Armenia has focused on the domestic contexts surrounding Late Bronze Age hilltop fortresses. He is investigating the role of local communities in the formation of new sociopolitical institutions during the mid-2nd millennium BC, along with the militaristic and socio-political changes in the region during the 3rd to 1st millennia BC. Currently, Prof. Lindsay is employing unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for high-resolution aerial imagery and 3D modeling of archaeological landscapes. As a past president of the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus, he is committed to fostering research collaborations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. His research has received funding from several prestigious organizations, including the National Science Foundation and the Fulbright Program.

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