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ARMENIA IS AN OPEN-AIR ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, RESEARCHER SAYS
Liana Yeghiazaryan
"Radiolur"
17:24 05.12.2012
Research assistant at the Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography of
the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Hayk Melik Adamyan suggests
creating a Red Book of Armenian Natural Monuments.
Hayk Melik Adamyan has been asked on many occasions whether Armenia
has anything but churches. This speaks for the fact that Armenian is
not properly presented in tourism guides.
It's only the historic monuments presented in the guides, while there
is no reference to the country from the archeological point of view,
the researcher told reporters today.
According to the archeologist, Armenia is also an archeological museum
in the open air, but it is not well advertised. Meanwhile, Armenia
could compete with Ukraine with the variety and multiplicity of natural
monuments, although the latter occupies a territory of 600,000 sq km,
while Armenia's territory is just 45,000 sq km together with Artsakh.
Hayk Melik-Adamyan recalls Garni's "Stone symphony," which is not
the only one in Armenia. There are similar basalt pillars in Tavush
and Lori marzes aged 100-150 mln years.
The famous "Pnjrik" tree in Artsakh's Skhtorashen village is
2,000-years-old. It is included in the ten lonely standing trees in
the world, but is never spoken about, Melik Adamyan said.
To solve the issue the archeologist suggests creating a Red Book of
Armenian Natural Monuments.
Liana Yeghiazaryan
"Radiolur"
17:24 05.12.2012
Research assistant at the Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography of
the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Hayk Melik Adamyan suggests
creating a Red Book of Armenian Natural Monuments.
Hayk Melik Adamyan has been asked on many occasions whether Armenia
has anything but churches. This speaks for the fact that Armenian is
not properly presented in tourism guides.
It's only the historic monuments presented in the guides, while there
is no reference to the country from the archeological point of view,
the researcher told reporters today.
According to the archeologist, Armenia is also an archeological museum
in the open air, but it is not well advertised. Meanwhile, Armenia
could compete with Ukraine with the variety and multiplicity of natural
monuments, although the latter occupies a territory of 600,000 sq km,
while Armenia's territory is just 45,000 sq km together with Artsakh.
Hayk Melik-Adamyan recalls Garni's "Stone symphony," which is not
the only one in Armenia. There are similar basalt pillars in Tavush
and Lori marzes aged 100-150 mln years.
The famous "Pnjrik" tree in Artsakh's Skhtorashen village is
2,000-years-old. It is included in the ten lonely standing trees in
the world, but is never spoken about, Melik Adamyan said.
To solve the issue the archeologist suggests creating a Red Book of
Armenian Natural Monuments.