Rusudan Artsruni: The Armenian Queen Who Became the Mother of Georgia’s Royal Line
Armenian historical tradition, echoed by a number of modern researchers, identifies Rusudan as an Armenian member of the House of Artsruni — […]
The Ughtasar Petroglyphs in the Heart of Yerevan: A Bronze Age Gallery in Tigran Mets Park
Tucked away in the greenery of the 2nd block of Yerevan’s Nor Nork district, in Tigran Mets Park, stands an unassuming cluster […]
Yerevan Is a Festival: From Aratta to Yerevan
Based on the Armenian-language essay “Երևանը տոն է. Արատտայից Երևան” (“Yerevan Is a Festival: From Aratta to Yerevan”) by historian Anzhela Teryan, […]
The Crescent and the Star: The Journey of an Ancient Near Eastern Symbol — From Mesopotamia and the Armenian Highlands to the Present Day
The combination of a crescent moon and a star is one of the most recognizable symbols of the modern world, closely associated […]
The Armenian Bronze Chariot: A Ritual Vehicle of the 14th Century BC
Among the most evocative artifacts to survive from the Armenian Highland’s Late Bronze Age is a small bronze chariot model — a […]
Clowns of War: The Strange Battlefield Legacy of Medieval Armenian Theater
Long before “clown” became a synonym for children’s birthday parties, the word described a hardened professional performer — one whose stage, on […]
Dura-Europos and Ancient Armenia: A Crossroads of Priests, Inscriptions, and the Cult of Mithra
Introduction The fresco reproduced above — three white-robed priests, one wearing a tall conical hat, another holding a ceremonial vessel beside a […]
From Lake Van to Yerevan: The Bronze Helmet of Urartu, the First Armenia
The crested bronze helmet on the left of this comparison was not made by a vanished, unrelated people. It was made by […]
A Tower Crowned by a Lion-Rider: Reading a Bronze Age Cult Vessel Through the Lens of the Armenian Highlands
A small, weathered piece of fired clay — barely 31 centimeters tall — sits today in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in […]
A Hand Reaching Through Three Millennia: The Bronze Pendant from Yeghvard
Pendant (Amulet) in the Shape of a Human Hand | 7th–6th centuries BC | Yeghvard Village, Armenia An Object That Outlasted Its […]