Day 01 — Evening Scientific Session

In: 1st Day Program
Georgian National Museum

Day 01 — Evening Scientific Session

Event Date

2026-09-22 - 2026-09-22
Event Time

05:00 PM-06:20 PM

RELIGIOUS AND CULT WORKS

17:00–17:20 — PAPER 11
Nino Goderdzishvili
Interpretation of Ornamental Motifs on the Stone Cross Pillar of John the Baptist from David Gareji (6th–7th Centuries)

17:20–17:40 — PAPER 12
Hasmik Galstyan, Roman Hovsepyan
Caves in the Armenian Belief System: The Case of St. Gregory the Illuminator’s Cave in Sarnaghbyur

17:40–18:00 — PAPER 13
Smbat Davtyan, Tigran Armenyan, Tigran Simonyan, Ruzanna Safaryan
The Caves of Geghard Gorge: From a Pagan Sanctuary to a Monastic Complex

18:00–18:20 — PAPER 14
Kakha Khimshiashvili
Once More on the Function of Uplistsikhe Iwan Complexes