Conservation of archaeological materials in Azerbaijan and The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan

Dr. Fariz S. Khalilli (The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan)

Keywords: Azerbaijan, conservation, archaeological materials!

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The first archaeological excavations in Azerbaijan were carried out by A.S.Uvarov, W.Belck, R.Wirchow, E.Rosler, A.A.Ivanovski and by others in XIX though their finds were taken in Tiflis (Tbilisi), St. Petersburg and European countries. However, the history of conservation of archeological materials in Azerbaijan began in 1920 after the formation of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan.

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