Gregory Areshian

Gregory Areshian
Born	(1949-05-13)13 May 1949 Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Died	2 August 2020(2020-08-02) (aged 71) Yerevan, Armenia
Alma mater	Yerevan State University (BA), Yerevan State University (MA), Saint Petersburg State University (PhD)
Scientific career
Institutions	National Academy of Sciences of Armenia American University of Armenia University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis	Iron in Ancient Western Asia  (1975)
Doctoral advisor	Boris Piotrovsky

Gregory Areshian (13 May 1949 – 2 August 2020) was an Armenian-American archeologist and historian who was a professor at American University of Armenia. He was the co-director of the international team of archeologists who, led by Boris Gasparyan, found the 5,500 years old shoe in and the oldest winery in Areni^[1] of which Areshian said:

For the first time, we have a complete archaeological picture of wine production dating back 6,100 years.^[2]

Areshian taught at 14 U.S. universities and colleges including; the University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin, Platteville, and Amherst College. He is the author of more than 150 scholarly works published in 5 languages in 12 countries, mostly devoted to interdisciplinary studies in social sciences and the humanities with a special focus on the Middle East and Armenia in a broader historical context.