Archaeological Finds :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Artsakh, Homeland of Armenians

Archaeological Finds

Archaeological Finds

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Shamkhor / Atabek

Historical Introduction

The historical monuments preserved in the village include a tube-shaped, finely-cut stone, with only one of its ends open (it was unearthed during road-building). Cylindrical inside and octahedral outside, it contains some encoded pieces of writing on all its facets. This finding, whose original function still remains obscure, was kept in the local sawmill before 1988.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 450.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The eight facets of a tube-shaped finely-dressed stone

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The eight facets of a tube-shaped finely-dressed stone

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The eight facets of a tube-shaped finely-dressed stone

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The eight facets of a tube-shaped finely-dressed stone

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The eight facets of a tube-shaped finely-dressed stone

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The eight facets of a tube-shaped finely-dressed stone

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The eight facets of a tube-shaped finely-dressed stone

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The eight facets of a tube-shaped finely-dressed stone