Edvard Rtveladze

Biography Rtveladze was born on May 14, 1942, in Borjomi, Georgian SSR.

Scientific work Rtveladze has participated in over 80 archaeological expeditions in regions including Central Asia, the Caucasus, Cyprus, France, and Japan.

In 2016, Rtveladze and Firdavs Abdukhalikov initiated the "Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in World Collections" project, aiming to document and gather historical artifacts, manuscripts, and monuments from Uzbekistan's ancient history, housed in museum collections across the globe. These resources were made accessible to scholars and the general public, with findings compiled into books and encyclopedia articles and discussions held at academic conferences and media forums. The inaugural conference in Tashkent and Samarkand in 2017, marked the establishment of the World Scientific Society for the Study, Preservation, and Popularization of Uzbekistan's Cultural Heritage.

In 2019, Rtveladze made an announcement regarding the possible discovery of the lost Greco-Bactrian city of Alexandria Oxiana, unveiling significant scientific findings at the ancient site of Kampir Tepe.

Rtveladze died in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 10 February 2022.

Family Rtveladze was married Lydia Lvovna (19412020), the granddaughter of D.D. Bukinich, an archaeologist and archivist who served as the director of the archives in the State Administration for the Preservation and Use of Cultural Heritage Objects in Uzbekistan. Throughout their 50-year marriage, Rtveladze and Lvovna had three children: Anna, Grigory, Nelli.

Awards State Prize of the Uzbek SSR (1985) Order "El-yurt hurmati" (Honored for Services to the Homeland) (2017)

Foreign Georgia Order of Honor (2001)