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BONES FOUND IN TEGHOUT ARE OF NO ARCHAEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL OR HISTORICAL VALUE
by Karina Manukyan
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=415AB660-EA0B-11E2-A9410EB7C0D21663
Thursday, July 11, 13:21
On July 3-4, bones (which resemble human bones) were found during
the land operations in the site of construction of a water supply
pipeline being built in Teghout.
The press service of Teghout CJSC reports that the land operations
were suspended and representatives of the Institute of Archeology
and Ethnography of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences were
invited to make assessments. The source recalls that according to the
relevant agreement, the Institute explores the company's territory
and controls the events on assessment and protection of the monuments
and articles of cultural and historical value found in the course of
the land operations.
The Institute's expedition explored the site and found no signs of
monuments. Shortly after the land operations were launched. According
to the preliminary assessment of the Institute's representatives, the
bones found may be 300-500 years old but they are of no archeological,
cultural or historical value.
It is pointed out that on July 5 a group of environmental activists
trespassed the territory of the company and made pictures and video
recording. Afterwards they disseminated the pictures and the video
in the social networks with misleading comments, which were used by
some electronic media. The company is discussing its further steps
to legally assess the situation.
To note, Teghout CJSC was founded on 22 May 2006 by Vallex Group. 100%
of the company's shares belong to Teghout Investments Limited (Cyprus)
owned by Armenian Copper Programme. In 1991 the reserves of the Teghout
deposit totaled 450 mln tons of ore, including 1.6 mln tons of copper
99 thsd tons of molybdenum.
by Karina Manukyan
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=415AB660-EA0B-11E2-A9410EB7C0D21663
Thursday, July 11, 13:21
On July 3-4, bones (which resemble human bones) were found during
the land operations in the site of construction of a water supply
pipeline being built in Teghout.
The press service of Teghout CJSC reports that the land operations
were suspended and representatives of the Institute of Archeology
and Ethnography of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences were
invited to make assessments. The source recalls that according to the
relevant agreement, the Institute explores the company's territory
and controls the events on assessment and protection of the monuments
and articles of cultural and historical value found in the course of
the land operations.
The Institute's expedition explored the site and found no signs of
monuments. Shortly after the land operations were launched. According
to the preliminary assessment of the Institute's representatives, the
bones found may be 300-500 years old but they are of no archeological,
cultural or historical value.
It is pointed out that on July 5 a group of environmental activists
trespassed the territory of the company and made pictures and video
recording. Afterwards they disseminated the pictures and the video
in the social networks with misleading comments, which were used by
some electronic media. The company is discussing its further steps
to legally assess the situation.
To note, Teghout CJSC was founded on 22 May 2006 by Vallex Group. 100%
of the company's shares belong to Teghout Investments Limited (Cyprus)
owned by Armenian Copper Programme. In 1991 the reserves of the Teghout
deposit totaled 450 mln tons of ore, including 1.6 mln tons of copper
99 thsd tons of molybdenum.