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.
The Armenians and Kurds will love this.
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
How does that work?
CITIZENS OF SHENGAVIT MET PAP PRESIDENT GAGIK TSARUKYAN WITH BREAD AND SALT
the big news is the stuff they are digging up in the Indus valley...Armenia would be influential for Babylon, but not for Ur or Sumer, in the south. However, one wonders about the Indus valley civilization which could have been connected via sea (monsoon winds allow trading schedules back and forth).
The script may be related to the Dravidian (?spelling) language of southern India...
There were lots of connections of trade from all over the place back then...so one waits for Armenian archeology to try to put the pieces into place up north.