Ancient settlements discovered in Azerbaijan's Shaki and Gakh

Azerbaijan News ^ | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 | APA

[SunkenCiv]

A group of archeologists discovered five ancient settlements. A group of archeologists of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences discovered five ancient settlements in the territory of Shaki and Gakh regions of Azerbaijan, head of the archeological expedition Nasib Mukhtarov said. He said the winter settlements discovered in Shaki and Gakh were allegedly founded in the period from 2nd millennium AC until 3rd century AD. Traces of the Gakh settlements were discovered in the territory of a former collective farm. Ceramics and potteries were found there. The archeologists also found ruins of a stone building in one of settlements. Mukhtarov said a three-hectare settlement was discovered in Hajinohur area of Alazan-Haftaran valley in Shaki. They found ruins of burial mounds which prove that there were mines in that area in the end of the second millennium BC. The archeologist said earlier the plain of Hajinohur was a white page for the Azerbaijani archeology, but materials found there will be very useful for the researchers of the Azerbaijani and regional history.

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[Nam Vet]

Cool Civ. Thanks, as usual.

Nam Vet

[Rocky]

The archeologist said earlier the plain of Hajinohur was a white page for the Azerbaijani archeology,

White page? What does that mean?

[sawmill trash]

White page? What does that mean?

not that I’d know or anything, but I suspect he means there has not been any (or much) archae work done and/or documented from that area.

[Paine in the Neck]

White page? What does that mean?

White page = blank page

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, it does mean that — the area was formerly unexcavated / unexplored. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Nam Vet!

[colorado tanker]

Shaki:

Looks like a rather pleasant place.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, not bad, not bad at all! :’)