The year 2025 has been a productive one for the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of ANAS in the field of scholarly publishing. Research outputs — classified mainly as thematic studies and methodological works — were presented to readers in the form of articles, conference papers, and monographs.

During 2025, Institute researchers published 14 books in various languages, 1 teaching manual, 2 brochures, and nearly 90 scientific articles in academic journals. Of these, 45 articles were published abroad; 25 appeared in SCOPUS-indexed journals, 1 in ULAKBİM, 1 in ERIH PLUS, and others in internationally recognized databases. Azerbaijani archaeologists and anthropologists also published 18 articles in foreign international journals. The activities of the newly established Caspian Archaeology Department and publications connected to the revival of underwater archaeology in Azerbaijan deserve special mention.

In 2025 the Institute launched its English-language journal “Tempus Pontem: Azerbaijan Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology”, produced according to modern international publishing standards and equipped with full journal metadata, publication details, and identifiers (ISSN, DOI, etc.).

Among the year’s major book publications is “Damjili Cave: Investigating the Late Pleistocene to Holocene Human History in the Southern Caucasus”, published by Oxbow Books (UK). The scientific editors and co-authors of the preface include Yoshihiro Nishiaki, Director of the University of Tokyo Museum and Professor at the Institute of Archaeology in London, together with Azad Zeynalov and Yagub Mammadov of the Institute.

Several monographs focus on different aspects of the material heritage of Caucasian Albania, including:

Gulana Aliyeva — “Antique Monuments of Caucasian Albania in Karabakh” (in Russian)

Taleh Aliyev — “Early Medieval Fortifications and Castles of Northwestern Azerbaijan”

Natiq Alishov — “Christianity in Caucasian Albania: History, Archaeology and Architectural Heritage” (Azerbaijani and English)

Noteworthy works in social anthropology include Fazail Valiyev’s expanded explanatory dictionary of terminology related to Azerbaijan’s material culture and Anar Alasgarov’s monograph on ancient transport in Azerbaijan. In biological anthropology, Dmitri Kirichenko’s study on artificially deformed skulls of the Bronze–Early Iron Age in Azerbaijan and the Near East stands out; the author also published multiple articles in SCOPUS-indexed journals this year.

Publications documenting archaeological research across different regions and periods include works by Hidayat Jafarov on monitoring archaeological monuments of Karabakh and the collective monograph “Dashbulag Medieval Settlement” by Shamil Najafov, Muzaffar Huseynov, and Bakhtiyar Jalilov.

Two continuing academic collections were also issued:

“Current Issues in the Study, History, and Theory of Archaeological Heritage in Azerbaijan” (Issue II)

“Anthropological Studies” (Issue II)

These volumes compile recent research by Azerbaijani archaeologists and anthropologists.

Overall, 2025 marks a significant expansion of the Institute’s publishing activity and its growing presence in international academic discourse.