The rock-cut archaeological complex of Yelpin-1, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia

Authors

  • Roberto Dan
  • Boris Gasparyan
  • Priscilla Vitolo
  • Artur Petrosyan
  • Tommaso Saccone
  • Samvel Nahapetyan
  • Ani Adigyozalyan
  • Ghasem Moradi
  • Chiara Zecchi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32028/ajnes.v12i2.904

Keywords:

Vayots Dzor Project, Yelpin-1, rock-cut archaeological complex

Abstract

This article describes some of the archaeological activities carried out as part of the Vayots Dzor Project (VDP), an Armenian – Italian archaeological expedition aimed at a detailed investigation of Vayots Dzor Region. The project is based on a Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (IAE NAS RA) and ISMEO – International Association of Mediterranean and Oriental Studies. The expeditions are co-financed by Gfoeller Renaissance Foundation of USA, ISMEO and MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, ARC-001548).

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Published

01/01/2018

How to Cite

Dan, R., Gasparyan, B., Vitolo, P., Petrosyan, A., Saccone, T., Nahapetyan, S., … Zecchi, C. (2018). The rock-cut archaeological complex of Yelpin-1, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia. ARAMAZD: Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 12(2), 59–83. https://doi.org/10.32028/ajnes.v12i2.904

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