On 16 October 2026, a republican scientific conference entitled “Current Issues in Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology” was held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Department of Archaeology and Ethnography at Baku State University. Aida Ismayilova, Arzu Mirzahamadova and Sanura Dostieva, staff members of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan, presented papers on relevant topics in archaeology and numismatics.

Aida Ismayilova, Senior Researcher at the Archaeological Scientific Collections Department of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan and PhD in History, presented a paper entitled “The Formation and Development of Artistic Metalworking in Medieval Cities of Azerbaijan”. Her research examined the emergence and development of artistic metalworking in medieval Azerbaijani cities, as well as its relationship with urban culture and traditional craftsmanship.

Arzu Mirzahamadova, Junior Researcher at the Archaeological Scientific Collections Department, presented a paper entitled “Geometric Ornamentation in the Glazed Ceramics of Medieval Beylagan”. Based on archaeological materials, her study examined the geometric ornamentation of glazed ceramics from medieval Beylagan, focusing on the compositional and artistic features of the decorative patterns and their significance for the study of medieval decorative and applied arts.

Sanura Dostieva, Head of the Numismatic Collection of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan, presented a paper entitled “Coins Minted in Western European States in the 16th–17th Centuries in the Research of Y. A. Pakhomov”. Her presentation examined the study of Western European coins from this period in the scholarly works of the distinguished numismatist Y. A. Pakhomov and highlighted the contribution of his research to the development of numismatics.

The conference provided an opportunity to discuss current issues in archaeology, ethnology and anthropology and to consider research findings concerning the material and cultural heritage of Azerbaijan.