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The proposed
study can be
characterized as research in ancient Near Eastern antiquities,
Hittite, Assyrian and Urartian cuneiform sources and comparative
linguistics. The purpose
of the study is to present a multi-pronged attack on the problem of
the formation of the Armenian people as well as some related
questions on prehistory and early history; to present and reconsider
all known data (traditional and historical) on the origin of the
Armenians; to present and to discuss all works devoted to this
theme, all scientific hypotheses and theories; to estimate their
strengths and weaknesses; to juxtapose their common and specific
aspects; to present all new, especially archaeological, data which
became accessible during the last two decades; to present all new
points of view; to evaluate the existing theories in light of the
new data; and to present some of the most probable solutions to the
questions raised. This work will differ from other works on this
subject as it will be the only study to consider all the available
data and all scientific theories.
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