03 September 2026
(Presentation of an award to Anzhelika Kolesnichenko. PHOTO: Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)
<span><span><span><span><span><span> Anzhelika Kolesnichenko, a researcher from Odesa, received an Honorary Award as part of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Early Career Achievement Award in 2026. She received the award for her research on ancient glass, the development of international scientific cooperation, and her contribution to the preservation of Ukraine’s archaeological heritage.</span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span><span><span><span>This was reported by the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.</span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span><span><span><span>The award was announced during the opening ceremony of the 32nd annual EAA meeting, which took place in Athens on August 26–29, 2026. During the EAA annual meeting, Anzhelika Kolesnichenko, together with co-organizers Anastasia Cholakova and Kateryna D’Ayala, served as the lead organizer of the international session “Glass That Brings People Together: Glass Production and Distribution in Iron Age Social Networks.” </span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span><span><span><span>The session featured 17 oral presentations, including two keynote lectures and three posters dedicated to research ranging from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea to Central and Northern Europe and the Eurasian Steppe.</span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span><span><span><span><span><span>Research on Ukrainian archaeological heritage featured prominently in the program, specifically glass from Olbia Pontica and the Lower Dniester region, Scythian glass beads, Late Roman glass vessels, and the digital documentation of glass artifacts from the Odessa Archaeological Museum. </span></span></span></span></span></span>
Anzhelika Mykolayivna Kolesnichenko is a Ukrainian historian, archaeologist, and Candidate of Historical Sciences from Odessa. She received her higher education at the I. I. Mechnikov Odessa National University and worked for many years at the Odessa Archaeological Museum. Currently, she is a research fellow at the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, where she studies the ancient Northern Black Sea region.
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