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A small, weathered piece of fired clay — barely 31 centimeters tall — sits today…
Pendant (Amulet) in the Shape of a Human Hand | 7th–6th centuries BC | Yeghvard…
Introduction The duduk (Armenian: դուդուկ)—traditionally known as tsiranapogh (ծիրանափող, “apricot-wood pipe”)—is one of the most…
Perched on the rocky peninsula of Lake Sevan, the medieval monastery of Sevanavank preserves one…
Reconsidering the Language and Sacred Heritage of Urartu in Armenian Historical Thought For more than…
Among the earliest known states of the Armenian Highlands, few are as historically important as…