On March 12, 2025, the Department of History and Archaeology and the School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Khazar University hosted a scholarly seminar titled "The Formation, Development Dynamics, and Chronology of Early Agricultural-Pastoral Cultures in the South Caucasus." The seminar was presented by Associate Professor Khagani Almammadov, Head of the "Neolithic and Chalcolithic Archaeology" Department at the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS).
The seminar was attended by Parvin Karimova, Deputy Dean of the School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Khazar University; Dr. Yagub Mammadov, Leading Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of ANAS and lecturer at the Department of History and Archaeology; Dr. Lachin Mustafayev, lecturer at the Department of History and Archaeology; Faig Nasibov, lecturer at Baku Higher Oil School; and students specializing in History Teaching and History and Geography Teaching from the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences.
Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Tufan Akhundov, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of ANAS, the seminar featured Associate Professor Almammadov providing comprehensive information about the history of research on early agricultural-pastoral cultures in the South Caucasus, the findings obtained, and investigations conducted under his direct participation and leadership. The seminar concluded with a discussion on the topic, during which students' questions were addressed.