A research article entitled “Heterarchical Organization in the Armenian Highlands: Rethinking Political Integration in the 2nd Millennium BCE,” authored by Mariam Khanzadyan, Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies, has been published in the first issue of the international peer-reviewed academic journal Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica for 2026. The article is available in open access.

The article examines the sociopolitical organization of the Armenian Highlands during the second millennium BCE through the conceptual framework of heterarchy, highlighting the distribution of power, situational leadership, population mobility, architectural diversity, and institutions of collective decision-making.

This approach moves beyond linear models of social evolution and emphasizes the significance of alternative pathways of political development, particularly in mountainous environments.

The full article is available at: http://saa.uaic.ro/32-1-3/