Lori Khatchadourian

About The Author

Lori Khatchadourian is an associate professor of Near Eastern studies and anthropology at Cornell University and the cofounder and codirector of Caucasus Heritage Watch. Her research uses the methods of archaeology and anthropology to study heritage politics, empires, state violence, and the ruins of modernity, with a particular focus on Armenia and the South Caucasus. She is the author of Imperial Matter: Ancient Persia and the Archaeology of Empires. Her articles have appeared in many journals including Cultural Anthropology, American Journal of Archaeology, Antiquity, and Near Eastern Archaeology.

Books by Lori Khatchadourian

Rethinking Empire

Materiality, Metaphysics, and Imperial Politics

Edited by Tamara L. Bray
A new and characteristically innovative work from the School for Advanced Research's Seminar Series.
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