About Ishag Jafarzadeh
Lived 1895 – 1982 (aged 86). Ishag Jafarzadeh was a Russian anthropologist and archaeologist.
Ishag Mammadrza oglu Jafarzadeh (; August 14, 1895 in Ganja – January 5, 1982, in Baku) was one of the pioneers of Azerbaijan archaeology and ethnography. He excavated over seventy artifacts on Azerbaijan's territory and studied the Gobustan rock paintings. In 1948, during the Gobustan expedition, he discovered the Latin rock inscription near mountain Boyukdash, 70 km from Baku, which is the easternmost Roman evidence to be known.
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Who was Ishag Jafarzadeh?
Azerbaijani archaeologist
When was Ishag Jafarzadeh born?
Ishag Jafarzadeh was born on 14 August 1895 in Ganja.
When did Ishag Jafarzadeh die?
Ishag Jafarzadeh died on 5 January 1982 in Baku.
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Ishag Jafarzadeh was an anthropologist and archaeologist.
What nationality was Ishag Jafarzadeh?
Ishag Jafarzadeh was Russian.
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