Preliminary report on the 2016 season in Metsamor (Armenia)

• Authors: Jakubiak, Krzysztof , Iskra, Mateusz , Piliposyan, Ashot , Zakyan, Artavazd

Abstracts

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Excavation in Metsamor in 2016 was focused on the settlement area as well as necropolis. Extended trenches uncovered a substantial part of the settlement and contributed new stratigraphic and chronological data on the three phases of occupation, especially the heavy fire that appears to have destroyed the buildings in the early 8th century BC. A unique find from this level of destruction was a necklace made of sardonyx, agate and gold beads. In the post-Urartian period, the northeastern part of the settlement was clearly rearranged. Exploration of a kurgan tomb in the cemetery showed that the tomb had been reused for the most recent burial, looted, which may have included a symbolic horse burial. The construction of the tomb, based on finds from a layer at the bottom of the burial chamber, which included several golden adornments and beads of different materials, can be dated to the Middle Bronze Age, the latest burials to the Iron I period.

Keywords

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Metsamor; Armenia; Middle Bronze Age; gold jewelry; beads; cemetery; kurgans

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 26(1)
• Pages: 557-569

Dates

published

2018-07-09

Contributors

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Jakubiak, Krzysztof

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Iskra, Mateusz

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Piliposyan, Ashot

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Zakyan, Artavazd

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0012.1805