Non-ferrous metal of the Horom necropolis

Aram Gevorgyan

doi:10.32028/ajnes.v11i1-2.876

Authors

Aram Gevorgyan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32028/ajnes.v11i1-2.876

Keywords:

Horom necropolis, Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, Urartian period

Abstract

Horom is a key archaeological site of the Bronze and Early Iron Ages in the Shirak region. Intensive archaeological excavations were carried out at this multi-layer settlement in 1990s, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Armenian and American specialists. Valuable materials of the Bronze, Early Iron Ages and the Urartian period were discovered as a result of the project.

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