3,000-Year-Old Bakery With Large Amounts Of Flour Discovered In Armenia
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Armenia have discovered ruins of a 3,000-year-old bakery. A Polish-American archaeology team made the find in Metsamor, where the researchers came across a large building supported on columns, which collapsed during a fire. At the site, scientists noticed a substance that initially looked like ashes. Inside this […]
Mysterious Bronze Age ‘Golden Tomb’ Unearthed In Armenia
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Armenia have discovered a mysterious Bronze Age tomb that contains a couple that died together and magnificent gold artifacts. Nicknamed the “golden tomb,” the burial place was unearthed by a Polish-Armenian team of archaeologists at the site of Metsamor, a once important religious and economic center in […]
Monumental Structure Unearthed During Excavations Of Urartu-Era Karmir Blur
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A monumental structure dating back to the 7th century B.C. has been unearthed during excavations at the Karmir Blur (Red Hill – also known as historical Teishebaini), now an archaeological site, but once the capital of the Transcaucasian provinces of the ancient kingdom of Urartu in Yerevan, Armenia. Karmir Blur “Red […]
Hayk – Legendary Patriarch And Founder Of Armenia Who Defeated King Bel Of Babylon
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – People in Armenia say they are descendants of Hayk (Haic), who was their Patriarch and founder of the nation. Knowledge about the fascinating legend of Hayk comes from Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi (410 – c. 490). Khorenatsi documented the events in the life of the legendary Patriarch in the book […]
Fascinating Geghard Monastery: Rock-Cut Secret Caves, Pᴀssages And Hundreds Of Monk Cells
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The history of Geghard and traditions that date back to pre-Christian times, Armenians were influenced by the Persians and their Zoroastrian religion. Initially, the monument was known as Ayrivank, and after the 13th century, it became known under the name of Geghard (in Armenian: “spear” or “lance”). This name is related […]