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    Erebuni museum to host Yerevan Beer from Urartu exhibition


    April 17, 2010 - 15:53 AMT 10:53 GMT
    PanARMENIAN.Net -

    On April 18, Erebuni historical and archeological museum-reserve of
    Yerevan will host an exhibition, where a technology on beer production
    in Urartu will be presented.

    Director of the museum Gagik Gyurjyan said that beer and wine were
    produced in Erebuni already in IX-VII centuries BC. Meanwhile, the
    exhibition will present technologies on beer production in ancient
    Urartu, as well as modern brewing technologies of Armenia, Gagik
    Gyurjyan told a press conference on April 17. The exhibition will be
    conducted through cooperation with Yerevan Beer organization.

    The exhibition is a part of Yerevan Beer from Urartu event dedicated
    to International Day for Monuments and Sites that has been celebrated
    on April 18 since 1983.

    `UNESCO declared 2010 the Year of Agricultural Heritage. It is known
    that Karmir Blur and Erebuni are considered to be an agricultural
    granary. Currently, a commission of historians, archeologists and
    architects that was established by the Armenian Prime Minister's
    instruction and through the assistance of the Ministry of Culture is
    developing a project on restoration of Erebuni museum-reserve,' said
    Gyurjyan.

    Erebuni is an ancient city founded by Urartian King Argishti I in 782
    BC to serve as a military stronghold at Ararat valley. Erebuni ruins
    are located on top of Arin-Berd hill on the outskirts of modern-day
    Yerevan. Karmir Blur is a historical site and a part of Erebuni
    museum. Items relating to the 7th century BC were uncovered during
    excavations by Russian archeologist Boris Piotrovsky from the end of
    1930s to 1971.
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