Viktor Sarianidi
Viktor Sarianidi | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 23, 1929 |
| Died | December 22, 2013 (aged 84) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology |
Viktor Ivanovich Sarianidi or Victor Sarigiannides (Russian: Ви́ктор Ива́нович Сариани́ди; Greek: Βίκτωρ Σαρηγιαννίδης; September 23, 1929 – December 22, 2013) was a Soviet archaeologist. He discovered the remains of a Bronze Age culture in the Karakum Desert in 1976. The culture came to be known as the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex.