Archaeologist; Professor; Director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Doctor of Historical Sciences; invited professor at the University of Innsbruck. Leads Georgian and international archaeological expeditions in Georgia and projects. Author of about 80 scientific works published in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, Poland, Greece, Italy, Spain, England, Canada, Holland, Germany, France and Australia.