The excavations of Makravank

Avetis Grigoryan; Diana Mirijanyan

doi:10.32028/ajnes.v14i1-2.999

Authors

Avetis Grigoryan
Diana Mirijanyan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32028/ajnes.v14i1-2.999

Keywords:

monastic complex, excavations, cross-stones, epigraphic inscriptions, ceramics

Abstract

Excavations of the 10th-13th centuries monastic complex Makravank included the interior of the nartex and the surroundings of the structure, revealing various details concerning the architecture, cultural setting, and everyday life of the monastery. Along with the excavations, also studies of epigraphic inscriptions and medieval written sources were carried out, the results of which come to complement our knowledge on the history of the monastery.

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