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2,200-Year-Old Atropatene Settlement Found in Azerbaijan’s Mountains
Archaeologists have uncovered a large settlement dating back around 2,200 years in the mountains of southern Azerbaijan, within the historical sphere of ancient Atropatene. The site contains substantial buildings, rooms, defensive sections and evidence of production activity. The settlement, known as Seyidin Yeri, lies near Urakaran village in the Yardimli district, on the left bank…
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Archaeologists Relocate a 2,800-Year-Old Urartian Royal Inscription in Nakhchivan
A 2,800-year-old Urartian royal inscription that had eluded researchers for decades has been relocated on a rock face in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan region, restoring one of the South Caucasus’s rare Iron Age cuneiform texts to its original setting. The inscription, carved in the Ilandagh area, names the Urartian rulers Ishpuini and Menua and refers to conquered…
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Bronze Age Warrior Buried with Rare Spear Unearthed in Azerbaijan
A monumental archaeological discovery has been made in the windswept steppes of western Azerbaijan’s Ceyranchol region: a 3,800-year-old burial mound (kurgan) containing the remains of a Bronze Age warrior buried with a rare four-pronged spearhead has been unearthed. The find was made during the fifth phase of the “Scientific-Archaeological Excavations and Summer School at Keshikchidagh”…
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Ancient Caucasian Albanian Remains Discovered in Azerbaijan’s Ismayilli Region
Azerbaijan’s rich cultural and historical heritage continues to unfold with groundbreaking archaeological discoveries. A recent expedition led by Professor Mahabbat Pashayeva, Doctor of Historical Sciences at the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, has uncovered significant traces of ancient Caucasian Albanian civilization in the Ismayilli region. Silent Witnesses of…