Armenia Archive
DNA
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Armenians, historically residing in the Armenian highlands of Western Asia, were traditionally thought to be descendants of Phrygian settlers from the Balkans. This
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the University of Münster have made a groundbreaking discovery of a previously unknown early
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Archaeology
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
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Archaeology
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
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient city of Ani was once the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia. It was a powerful and flourishing city where traders
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Archaeology
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
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A tiny, prehistoric obsidian flake originating from a 45,000-year-old tool was discovered in Armenia and published by Ellery Frahm, an archaeological scientist in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the world’s longest human conflicts in history was between the Romans and Persians. The Hundred Years’ War and even Rome’s long
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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
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Ancient Romans were masters in the field of building solid aqueducts that in many cases survived the passage of time. “Engineers in the
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Civilizations
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,
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most prominent historical sites of Kura Araxes (Uraxes) culture, dating from 3400 BC to 2000 BC, is the Shengavit settlement,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In Armenia, there are many old megaliths, especially in the region of Carahunge (Karahunge) that predates England's famous Stonehenge, and is one of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among many unsolved mysteries surrounding remarkable prehistoric structures of Armenia, there is a megalithic site of Karahunge ("Karahundj") covered with hundreds of vertical 1
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Armenian and German archaeologists discovered an ancient water supply system in Armenia with almost two thousand years of history. The foundations of an
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have once again discovered evidence supporting the existence of Amazon warriors who have previously been considered merely mythological characters. Russian archaeologists currently
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The lost Kingdom of Urartu is as mysterious and interesting as the Amazon warriors. Archaeological discoveries are slowly revealing the truth about the
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Armenian Wheel of Eternity is perhaps the most iconic among many ancient Armenian symbols. It is one of the country's most ancient and sacred symbols.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Vishap stones represent one of the more interesting mysteries of Armenian archaeology. Vishaps are menhirs (large carved stones) that date back to 2000 BC.
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The first mention of Armenia in writing is the ca. 4000 BC Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh, where the country was described as a rich
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Armenia's splendid city of Ani was once a powerful and flourishing place situated on several trade routes. Founded more than 1,600 years ago,
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Fifteen rock paintings discovered in a village close to the ancient city of Ani in the eastern province of Kars will play a significant role for the
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The world's oldest shoe was discovered in Armenian cave and is around 5,500 years old. The artifact is older than famous Egyptian pyramids and
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