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Series: History and Political Sciences</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2949-5156</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2949-5164</issn><publisher><publisher-name>State University of Education</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18384/2949-5164-2025-4-101-113</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">historymgou-2170</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ВСЕОБЩАЯ ИСТОРИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>GENERAL HISTORY</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Распространение обычая искусственной деформации головы среди древнего населения Молдовы и Армении</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>The Distribution of the Practice of Artificial Cranial Deformation Among the Ancient Populations of Moldova and Armenia</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1458-783X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Худавердян</surname><given-names>А. Ю.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Кhudaverdyan</surname><given-names>A. Yu.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Худавердян Анаит Юрьевна – кандидат исторических наук, старший научный сотрудник,</p><p>г . Ереван.</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Anait Yu. Кhudaverdyan – Cand. Sci. (History), Senior Researcher,</p><p>Yerevan.</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">akhudaverdyan@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6101-2498</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Яровой</surname><given-names>Е. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Yarovoy</surname><given-names>E. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Яровой Евгений Васильевич – доктор исторических наук, профессор кафедры отечественной истории,</p><p>г. Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Evgeny V. Yarovoy – Dr. Sci. (History), Prof., Department of National History, </p><p>Moscow.</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">jar.evgenijj@rambler.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Институт археологии и этнографии Национальной академии наук Республики Армения</institution><country>Армения</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia</institution><country>Armenia</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Государственный Университет Просвещения</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Federal State University of Education</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>25</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>4</issue><fpage>101</fpage><lpage>113</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Худавердян А.Ю., Яровой Е.В., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Худавердян А.Ю., Яровой Е.В.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Кhudaverdyan A.Y., Yarovoy E.V.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.istpolitmgou.ru/jour/article/view/2170">https://www.istpolitmgou.ru/jour/article/view/2170</self-uri><abstract><sec><title>Цель</title><p>Цель. Комплексное описание феномена искусственной модификации черепа.</p></sec><sec><title>Процедура и методы</title><p>Процедура и методы. Проведён сбор и систематизация фактических данных по случаям искусственной деформации черепа на территории Молдовы и Армении с целью выявления их смысловой и культурной целостности. Методологическая основа работы опирается на комплексный подход, объединяющий антропологические и археологические методы анализа. Для изучения феномена искусственной модификации черепа использовались морфологические и сравнительно-типологические методы, направленные на выявление форм, степени выраженности и техники деформации. Анализ морфологических признаков проводился по общепринятым классификациям (классификация Е. В. Жирова.). При интерпретации полученных данных учитывался археологический контекст – хронология, культурная принадлежность и особенности погребального обряда. Сопоставление материалов из Молдовы и Армении позволило проследить региональные особенности и возможные культурные взаимосвязи в практике искусственной деформации головы.1</p></sec><sec><title>Результаты</title><p>Результаты. Скелетные останки 220 индивидов из античных могильников Ширака исследованы на предмет следов искусственной деформации головы. Серия из Боканы состоит из 2 черепов. Сопоставление типов деформации с эпохальной динамикой распространения ранних и поздних культурных комплексов показало, что лобно-затылочная деформация является наиболее распространённой формой на территории Молдовы и Армении. Предполагается, что практика деформации могла служить средством физического отличия носителей от других людей.</p><p>Теоретическая и/или практическая значимость. Систематический анализ данных о распространении практики искусственной деформации черепа позволяет исследовать преемственность и взаимодействие синхронных культур, а также выявлять миграционные процессы древних популяций.</p></sec></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><sec><title>Aim</title><p>Aim. To provide a systematic description of the phenomenon of artificial cranial modification.</p></sec><sec><title>Methodology</title><p>Methodology. To achieve this goal, data on cases of artificial cranial deformation from the territories of Moldova and Armenia were collected and classified in order to identify their semantic unity. The methodological basis of the work relies on an integrated approach that combines anthropological and archaeological methods of analysis. To study the phenomenon of artificial modification of the skull, morphological and comparative typological methods were used aimed at identifying the forms, degree of expression and deformation techniques. Analysis of morphological features was carried out according to generally accepted classifications (classification of E. V. Zhirov.). When interpreting the data obtained, the archaeological context was taken into account - chronology, cultural affiliation and features of the funeral rite. Comparison of materials from Moldova and Armenia made it possible to trace regional features and possible cultural relationships in the practice of artificial head deformation.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Results. Skeletal remains of 220 individuals from the ancient burial grounds of Shirak were examined for traces of artificial cranial deformation. The Bokani series comprises two skulls. Comparison of deformation types with the chronological dynamics of early and late cultural complexes demonstrated that the fronto-occipital deformation was the most common form in both Moldova and Armenia. It is suggested that this practice may have served as a means of physically distinguishing the individuals who bore it from others.</p></sec><sec><title>Research implications</title><p>Research implications. Systematization of data on the distribution of artificial cranial deformation contributes to understanding cultural continuity and interaction among contemporaneous societies and reflects the migratory processes of ancient populations.</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Армения</kwd><kwd>археология</kwd><kwd>антропология</kwd><kwd>искусственная деформация головы</kwd><kwd>Молдова</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Armenia</kwd><kwd>anthropology</kwd><kwd>archeology</kwd><kwd>artificial deformation of skulls</kwd><kwd>Moldova</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="ru">Исследование выполнено в рамках гранта FR-23-17430 «Studying the cultural phenomenon of artificial skull deformation in the South Caucasus: anthropological and genetic studies, from the Bronze Age to the early Middle Ages» Georgia. 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