During the excavations in the ancient site of Metsamor which is taking place more than fifty years, the citadel with palace and economic buildings, the unique shrines with alters, the “observatory” for viewing the celestial bodies , the “workshop” of smelters and foundries representing the complete cycle of metalworking, Early Bronze Age raw brick dwellings, with round plan, Late Bronze-Iron Age urban district and a huge tomb have been opened.
The collection of gold artefacts of the museum-reserve occupied a special place in the exhibition of Metsamor. It has always attracted the attention of the visitors with its unique beauty.
Security systems are being installed in the area of the monuments
As we reported earlier, the sculptures “Echo” (sculptor Khachatur Hakobyan) and “Ribbon of Infinity” (David Bedzhanyan), which are located on the Yerevan-Sevan highway, were regularly vandalized, and the “Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserves” SNCO decided to prevent possible violations by installing modern security systems on the territory of the monuments.
Metsamor is one of the most studied unique archaeological monuments of V-I century BC in the Armenian Highland, and throughout the Ancient Near East. It includes the settlement of the Bronze-Iron Ages (citadel, city districts and platform for celestial observations) and the cemetery. The area is more than 200 hectares. The site is located in Ararat plain, about 35 km west of Yerevan, in the administrative district of the Taronik community.
The monument of the bear on the Kapan-Kajaran highway in Syunik did not initially have its present appearance: for about six years the bear did not have a key in its mouth.
“Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserves” SNCO informs that the Historical-Cultural Reserve “Amberd Fortress” will be closed for visitors from December 1 due to the bad weather.
At the “Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserves” SNCO, we continue to present interesting samples of our archaeological fund. This time we will tell you about these porcelain bowls, created during the reign of the Chinese Ming dynasty in the 14-17 centuries.
