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Metsamor is one of the more impressive prehistoric monuments in Armenia, but it is one that I found it rather difficult to get to grips with. It lies 20 miles west of Yerevan and is today best known by most Armenians as the site of their controversial atomic power station – built 1980 but still …
So called sity of “Şanlıurfa” is the ancient city of EDESSA, the capital of the ancient Armenian Kingdom of Kaputkets – Cappadocia – ancient Greek / modern. Turkey / – the ancestral domain of the Armenian king Abgar V, who corresponded with Jesus Christ. By the way, the word “Karakhan-tepe” is etymologically analogically to the …
The Shengavit Settlement (Armenian: Շենգավիթ հնավայր, Shengavit’ hənavayr) is an archaeological site in present-day Yerevan, Armenia located on a hill south-east of Yerevan Lake. It was inhabited during a series of settlement phases from approximately 3200 BC cal to 2500 BC cal in the Kura Araxes (Shengavitian) Period of the Early Bronze Age and irregularly …
In a 2015 publication, researchers did an analysis of teeth from the remains of 101 individuals that were collected from a variety of museums and archaeological excavations. They found DNA of the bacterium that causes plague, called Yersinia pestis, in seven of these people. The earliest sample that had plague DNA was from Bronze Age …
Residents lived in Old Khndzoresk up until the 1950s In a rural corner of southeastern Armenia, livestock walk in and out of rooms carved into the cliffside, grazing among the ancient rock-hewn homes of Old Khndzoresk, a multi-level village built into the volcanic rocks. Archaeological evidence suggests habitation of the excavated caves goes back over a …
Tombs of Hellenistic period discovered in Artsakh A group of tombs dated between I-II B.C. has been found during the agricultural works carried out in “Khachin Tap” area of Artsakh’s Askeran region. As the Artsakh Republic “Protection Service for Historical Environment” NCSO reports, during the excavation works held on August 24-25, led by archeologist Vardges …
Archaeologists discovered the unique bronze model of the Solar system dated back 12-11th centuries BC in Sevan basin Armenia, in the 1950s. This is one of the oldest geocentric Solar system models preserved till nowadays. One can find a diverse range of rock inscriptions and drawings of celestial bodies and stars all over the territory of Armenia. Astronomical …
Artifacts dating back to the Urartu period were discovered near the Erebuni historical-archeological reserve museum in Yerevan’s Karmir-Blur neighborhood. Pottery fragments were discovered during the construction of the Argavand-Shirak section of the western circular road. Construction was immediately halted, and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport granted permission for urgent excavations. Fragments of …
In the Azerbaijani media domain, they post pictures from my Facebook page, which show, among others, the packaging of the materials of the Tigranakert Archaeological Museum. The Azerbaijanis present the materials of the excavations in Tigranakert as “the result of illegal excavations”, describing the evacuation of these items from the war zone as “theft of …
Typically, sunken cities are the stuff of legend, but archaeologists discovered the real thing hiding deep beneath Lake Van in Turkey at the end of last year. After a decade of searching for the second largest lake in the Middle East, the home of a lost kingdom was discovered hundreds of metres below the surface. …
After 50 years of immersion on the bottom of a basin, in Spain, a 5,000-year-old monument emerged. The megalithic site contains 144 granite blocks, over 6 feet high, known as ‘Spanish Stonehenge.’ ‘Its similarity to the UNESCO Wiltshire World Heritage Site is striking, but the Iberian version is made of smaller rocks. The Spanish General …
Old Babylonian tablet likely used for surveying uses Pythagorean triples at least 1,000 years before Pythagoras An Australian mathematician has discovered what may be the oldest known example of applied geometry, on a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet. Known as Si.427, the tablet bears a field plan measuring the boundaries of some land. The tablet dates …
Archaeologists made a sensational discovery in Turkey, they discovered rock paintings that are typical for other regions of the world, but not for Turkey. The find is so unique that the authorities decided to classify the place where they were found for their safety. The drawings depict deers, the age of the drawings is approximately …
In Historical Armenia (now occupied by Turkey), not far from Portasar (Gebekli Tepe), one of the oldest temple complexes in the world, archaeologists have found 11 more large man-made hills, according to the Daily Sabah. According to the newspaper, the mounds literally surround structures built about 12 thousand years ago, at a distance of 100 …
In historical Armenia (now occupied by Turkey), in an area under the Turkish name Gusir Höyük, an ancient artifact was found, an image of a Queen bee carved on a piece of stone dating back to 9600–8800. BC Commentary on the artifact by Sukias Torosyan: “At first glance, it may seem that nothing special …. …
The ruins of an ancient fortress, unknown until recently, were found on a mountain 2500 meters above sea level in the Gyurpnar region of the Van province in Historical Armenia, which seems to have served various civilizations from the period of the Van kingdom. A group of archaeologists led by Dr. Rafet Cavusoglu, head of …
During excavations carried out in an ancient castle from the period of the Kingdom of Van in the region of Agori Bayazet, dice dating back to 2600 years were found. The dice are reported to be was made of terracotta material. Based on the history of the castle, artifacts and ceramics found there earlier, prof. …
Ancient artifacts were discovered by Armenian archaeologists on the territory of the Tavush fortress. Excavations in the north-east of the republic have been going on for decades. During this time, only part of the historical building was explored. The territory is studied carefully, as every detail is important. MIR 24 correspondent Anna Harutyunyan reviewed the …