ess ▁Pr ask ov ya ▁Serge ev na ▁U var ova ▁( Russ ian : ▁Пра сков ья ▁Сер ге ев на ▁У ва рова ), ▁n ée ▁Princess ▁Sch er bat ova ▁( Щ ер ба това ), ▁( 9 ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁Bob ri ki , ▁Kh ark ov ▁Governor ate ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Dob r na ), ▁was ▁an ▁amateur ▁Russian ▁arch ae ologist . ▁ ▁Life ▁She ▁was ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁married ▁to ▁Count ▁Ale k sey ▁U var ov ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 8 8 5 ), ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Society ▁of ▁Moscow . ▁At ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁she ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Society ▁and ▁pres ided ▁at ▁ten ▁Arch ae ological ▁Congress es ▁for ▁all ▁Russia . ▁ ▁U var ova ▁followed ▁her ▁husband ▁on ▁his ▁study ▁tri ps . ▁She ▁conducted ▁large ▁exc av ations ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁C au cas us , ▁and ▁several ▁volumes ▁of ▁An cient ▁C au cas us ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁her ▁initi ative , ▁several ▁of ▁them ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁contributions , ▁among ▁them ▁( Material y ▁po ▁ar che olog ii ▁K av kaz a ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁celebrated ▁by ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁distinguished ▁arch ae olog ists ▁of ▁contemporary ▁Russia . ▁