I, Ardeshir Javanmardzadeh, was born in 1983 CE in one of the villages of Malekshahi County, Ilam Province. I completed my primary education at the 12th of Farvardin Elementary School in my hometown and finished my middle school and high school studies in the city of Mehran.

In 2002, I gained admission to the University of Tehran to study Archaeology, earning my Bachelor's degree in February 2006. In September 2006, having achieved a national rank of 3 in the nationwide Master's entrance exam, I was admitted to the Master of Archaeology program at the University of Tehran. I completed this program with first-rank honors in 2008.

In September 2008, I was accepted into the Ph.D. program at the University of Tehran with a first-place ranking. I graduated in .September 2014 as the top student of my cohort, receiving an "Excellent" grade (score of 20 out of 20) for my doctoral dissertation

.Since 2015, I have been serving as a faculty member at the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

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Education

B. A. (Archaeology) the University of Tehran, February 2006

M.A.  (Archaeology)  The University of Tehran, September, 2008 Thesis: Ethno archaeological survey of the Pastoral Villages of Karun 4 Dam, Baxteyari, Iran.

Ph.D. (Archaeology) The University of Tehran, September 2014, Dissertation: Settlement Patterns and Regional interactions of the Mehran Plain from the 6^th Millennium B.C. to the 3^rd Millennium B.C.

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Awards

1. Honors and Academic Achievements

   Outstanding Doctoral Graduate

   Achieved first place among graduates of the PhD program in Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Tehran (2014).

   Success in Entrance Examinations

   • Ranked first in the entrance examination for the PhD program at the University of Tehran (among 14 candidates), 2008.
   • Ranked third in the nationwide entrance examination for the Master's program (among 850 candidates), 2007.

   Top Student in the Master's Program

   • Ranked second among Master's students at the University of Tehran (2008).

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Memberships

Member of the Board of the Society of Iranian Archaeological Association from 2014-2017 and 2024-2028.

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Fields of Interest