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RARE FINDINGS DATING BACK TO THE 6TH MILLENNIUM B. C. HAVE BEEN DUG OUT IN MASIS HILL
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 24, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, ARMENPRESS. The excavation of 37 different
monuments has been undertaken by the National Institute of Archeology
and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic
of Armenia and the results are satisfying. As the director of
the Institute Pavel Avetisyan mentioned in the conversation with
"Armenpress" not only excavations, but testing and research have been
executed in those ancient places. Excavations in 10 archeological
units are still being carried out. He said: "This year we have carried
out excavation in Masis hill nearby Yerevan, which is a monument
dating back to the Stone Age and probably the most part of the hill
was devastated during 1970s, but the layers are still safe. The
Armenian-American expedition has already discovered the constructions
with round plan and dug out a large amount of instruments from bones
and stones."
According to Pavel Avetisyan among other things one unique finding has
been discovered and depictions on its surface tell us about the fact
that probably it belongs to the first half of the 6th millennium B. C.
Notwithstanding, this should be proved by an exploration.
As the Director of the National Institute of Archeology and
Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of
Armenia archeological works in Areni Cave are still in process,
although currently the expedition is more focused on the procedure
of settlement of the group.
Archeological excavations have been initiated in a number of Armenian
capitals of various periods like Yervandashat, Artashat, Armavir
and Dvin.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 24, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, ARMENPRESS. The excavation of 37 different
monuments has been undertaken by the National Institute of Archeology
and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic
of Armenia and the results are satisfying. As the director of
the Institute Pavel Avetisyan mentioned in the conversation with
"Armenpress" not only excavations, but testing and research have been
executed in those ancient places. Excavations in 10 archeological
units are still being carried out. He said: "This year we have carried
out excavation in Masis hill nearby Yerevan, which is a monument
dating back to the Stone Age and probably the most part of the hill
was devastated during 1970s, but the layers are still safe. The
Armenian-American expedition has already discovered the constructions
with round plan and dug out a large amount of instruments from bones
and stones."
According to Pavel Avetisyan among other things one unique finding has
been discovered and depictions on its surface tell us about the fact
that probably it belongs to the first half of the 6th millennium B. C.
Notwithstanding, this should be proved by an exploration.
As the Director of the National Institute of Archeology and
Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of
Armenia archeological works in Areni Cave are still in process,
although currently the expedition is more focused on the procedure
of settlement of the group.
Archeological excavations have been initiated in a number of Armenian
capitals of various periods like Yervandashat, Artashat, Armavir
and Dvin.
From: A. Papazian