Surface faults in Van Dr. Mustafa Toker announced that seismological instruments in Van revealed faults in the earth’s crust that are invisible since they hadn’t left any gaps on the surface of the earth. Toker noted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 in 2011 in Van was caused by these faults. According to …
As a result of archaeological excavations in the historical Van fortress, Historical Armenia, and its environs, an entire sector of the fortress will be opened to visitors in an untouched condition. The excavations of the ancient fortress in the territory of Historical Armenia are ongoing and are expected to provide important information about the social …
As a result of archaeological excavations in Byurakn, Historical Armenia, 3000 years old wheat seeds were found. Excavations on the Norik hill, Solkhan, Byurakn Province (Bingöl) have been ongoing since 2018. A group of 158 archaeologists led by Zia Kilichi, the director of the Kharberd Museum, has discovered numerous items dating to the times of …
During excavations near the Yamulin reservoir in the province of Caesarea in Historical Armenia, the remains of a mammoth aged 7.5 million years were discovered. This animal is considered the ancestor of elephants. The huge mammoth remains were found by a farmer. According to experts, the animal lived 7.5 million years ago and was 3 …
A 250-year-old grain silo from Kharberd This grain silo found by a farmer in Kharberd of Western Armenia was taken under state protection. This silo was discovered by the farmer during sowing. Specialists studied the silo and came to the conclusion that it is aged about 250 years and had been used as grain storage …
During excavations at the Oylum Höyük archaeological site in Cilicia (now Turkey), archaeologists discovered 4,000 years old olive seeds. Researchers are now trying to determine whether the genetic material of these seeds is similar to that of the seeds currently grown in the region. Apart from the olive seeds, basalt gravel rocks that had been …
50 million years old nummulite The find pictured below is estimated to be 50 million years old. Found in the Sgert district of Historical Armenia, this sample belongs to the marine unicellular organism nummulite. Now, the nummulite sample is kept at the Zoological Museum in Tigranakert. Since the territory of Sgert used to be covered …
On Mount Tsghuk (3582 m), the highest peak on the border of Syunik and Artsakh, an Armenian-English group of archeologists and art historians have discovered more than 1000 cave paintings, the largest group of cave paintings found so far in Armenia. Anna Khechoyan, the head of the Armenian team and researcher at the Institute of …
In the village of Murat, (Byurakn, Historical Armenia) the construction of the Kalahan-2 reservoir is underway. This area is under the threat of flooding. During recent archaeological excavations, numerous ancient artifacts and ceramic objects aged about 3,600 years (the era of the Van Kingdom) were discovered. Archaeologists recalled that during a 7-month excavation last year, …
During a cleaning preceding the restoration work of one of the buildings of the village of Tsaghkunk in Gegharkunik, materials of architectural and archaeological value were discovered. These materials testify to an earlier origin of this building, as well as the village. As “Armenpress” reports, the coordinator of the cleaning works, teacher at the National …
During the construction of the Beidag park in Malatya, fragments of a medieval Armenian structure were discovered. The remains appear to be stones of an Armenian church. Archaeological works are underway to find out which century the ruins date to. Preliminarily, they are dated back to the Middle Ages. The deputy director of the Malatya …
During excavations conducted in Tigranakert (near Diyarbakir in Turkey), a few interesting monuments were discovered. The Anadolu news agency reports that one of them was a five thousand years old canal. Professor at the Dicle University Irfan Yıldız, a participant of the archaeological expedition, said that stone and glass mosaic ornaments were found during the …
Ethnographer Mariam Amiryan and anthropologist Hasmik Simonyan announced at a recent press conference that a mysterious ancient burial ground had been found in Artanish (a peninsula on Lake Sevan). During excavations in this territory, 14 human skulls, 3 children’s occipital bones, 10 lower jaws, many individual body fragments, and various utensils were discovered. According to …
A 3000-year cuneiform writing from the period of the Kingdom of Van is in danger. This cuneiform writing was left by ruler of the Ancient Armenian state Menua and describes the king’s aggressive military campaigns. The monument is located in the village of Yazilitash of the Khorasan province in Erzurum (occupied by Turkey). According to …
Archaeological excavations in the area of the Ayanis fortress near Lake Van built by Van King Rusa II (685-645 BC) revealed the oldest known samples of artificial synthetic paint. According to researchers, one of the unearthed walls contained old paint aged approximately 2,700 years. This kind of paint is called “Egyptian Blue” and had been …
Rock paintings found in Kars Province, Historical Armenia, shed new light on the history of the ancient world. One of the paintings (first photo below) contains two horses and two mountain goats. Another painting (second photo) depicts 5 goats. These rock paintings are dated to the Bronze Age. Works are underway to find data that …
Below is an astronomical map showing the 12 houses of the zodiac. This map dating to the 3rd-2nd millennia BC was found in the Vardenis mountains in Armenia – more precisely, on Mount Sevsar. William Tyler Alcott (1873–1936), founder of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, in his “Star Lore of All Ages” notes …
Fortress walls discovered in the castle of Fayestep built in 750 BC by Van King Sarduri II showed that during the construction of the fortress, special measures have been taken against earthquakes. Archaeological excavations and restoration works are ongoing on the site of the Chavustep fortress and tombs in the north built in the brightest …