Posted on 07/09/2010 11:16:39 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Unique discoveries revealed as a result of excavations at Shengavit (4000-3000 B.C.) confirm that Armenia is the motherland of metallurgy, jeweler's art, wine-making and horse breeding.
A group of archaeologists studying the ancient city concluded that 4000-3000 B.C. Armenia was a highly developed state with exclusive culture. The excavations are carried out by an Armenian-American archaeological expedition.
Director of the Scientific and Research Institute of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the RA Ministry of Culture Simonyan said that for example, the glass beads discovered at the territory of Shengavit are of a higher quality than the Egypt samples.
"Meanwhile, the amount of revealed horse bones at the territory has exceeded all expectations of the researchers. With respect to this, German paleozoologist Hans Peter Wertman stated that he has not observed such a quantity of horses in the entire Ancient East.
A great number of stone tools have been found in workrooms. While the discovered evidences of copper production prove that a systematized iron production was established in Armenia," said Simonyan, adding that many surprises are still awaiting us.
For his part, Mitchell S. Rothman, a Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology and founder of the Anthropology Department at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, said that all the discoveries prove that around 6,000 years ago the culture of Shengavit has spread over the ancient world. "All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia. Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaics of the ancient world's civilizations construction. Shengavit has supplemented the lacking chains, that we had been facing while studying the ancient culture of Mesopotamia," concluded Rothman.
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I thought it was Africa.
Why the “uh boy?
The region now called Armenia has been recognized as a genetic marker site - for some of the oldest homo sapiens in the world...
What’s “uh boy” about this? Armenia is kind of a strange cultural intersection. People in ancient times seem to have been in constant movement, although I think the place where anything really and truly “originated” is up for grabs.
I believe Armenia is connected to the ancient civilization of Urartu.
Armenians had a powerful kingdom in ancient times, they were a client state of the Roman Empire, they were Christianized at an early date, they provided troops in support of the Byzantine Emperors, they maintained their Christianity in the face of ferocious persecution by the Turks and continue to do so up to the present.
Americans of Armenian extraction are strongly patriotic people, hard working and industrious. And, of no less importance, Armenian women are very beautiful and exotic looking.
Too bad too many other Americans are willing to forgive the damn Turks for the evil they did against the Armenians and other Christian minorities in the Ottoman Empire and even up to the present in modern Turkey. Perhaps NOW that the Damn Turks have demonstrated their perfidiousness towards America and Israel, Americans will change their minds about the Armenian holocaust.
There is evidence that this map is outdated; that the Ur shown is the wrong Ur.
It is widely postulated that “Ur of the Chaldees” was, in Abram’s time, well north of Haran, around the Turkish border/Armenia area, since the Chaldees had not migrated even as far south as Babylon, let alone to (then coastal) confluence of the two rivers, in Sumer.
Yeah, what’s this “uh boy” stuff? Huh? Huh? Huh? ;-)
Interesting. Thanks.
Looks like we traded places.
I moved to J’ville from NoDak in 2008.
Lovin’ life on Old Military.
The Armenians and Kurds will love this.
livius: ...although I think the place where anything really and truly "originated" is up for grabs./bingo
I’m glad I’m not the only one around here. :’)
never posted this I guess:
http://abc.az/eng/news/main/40491.html
Caucasus’ most ancient administrative building found in Azerbaijan
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Following next digging surveys the Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (AMEA) has found a great deal of historical and archaeological monuments, ancient sites and hundreds of valuable samples of culture.
The Academy informs that following discovery of the findings there became known fresh facts about history of Shamkir.
“On the territory of cemetery of Ashagi Irmashli village there were found stone books dated to VII-VIII centuries. During excavation on the area of Garajemirli it was discovered an ancient town constructed before Christ. An ancient administrative building constructed approximately 2500 years ago was found precisely over here. The building consisted of eight rooms and some columns. During digging on the right bank of river Shamkirchay there found the remnants of jugs, sewage lines, a water storage reservoir, and different articles. The findings prove that in IX-X centuries Azerbaijan has high-developed urban culture and crafts,” it was reported.
The expedition organized with financial support of German government involves specialists from Germany and Georgia along with Azerbaijani researchers.
23.11.2009 17:26
Old Military’s a nice area. We were up near Buncom, —Sterling Creek Rd & Little Applegate Rd— on Grouse Creek.
Old Military’s a nice area. We were up near Buncom, —Sterling Creek Rd & Little Applegate Rd— on Grouse Creek.
Not to worry; I have your back...until I desert. I also like Rohl & Fell...but like you, not totally without some reservations.
I would really like to see what is hidden off the coasts of India & Thailand. Or under the Black Sea.
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