Epress.am News from Armenia
As a result of efforts in 2005 by Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Archeology Institute and archeologists from France, various 3600–3400 BCE remains from the Copper Age were found in Gotedzor cave in Syunik marz, said NAS Archeology Institute Director Pavel Avetisyan at a press conference today, presenting the group’s 5-year work.
“Let us note that that period of history is marked by the fact that man went from making stone tools to copper tools. Society at that time mainly resided in caves and the items found here are interesting because they were found at a height of approximately 1800 meters,” said Avetisyan.
The excavations revealed colorful imported ceramic pieces, a large volume of the deformed remains of large horned animals, which allows one to assume that people of that area went on long trips and used the animals to pack their belongings on their backs.
Stratification revealed that residents of this area lived here in the summer and fall and left and returned about 8 times.
“We also found a large amount of sealing wax [or balsam], which permits [us] to conclude that man during that period already had [property] ownership,” said Avetisyan.