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Archaeological Finds

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Dashkesan / Hartshangist

Historical Introduction
1926 y․

The territory of present-day Chovdar has been inhabited since time immemorial, which is attested by different archaeological finds discovered in the village and its vicinity. They include various clay vessels, bronze weapons, ornaments, etc., dating back to the period between the Bronze and Iron Ages and having their counterparts in the monuments of the late Bronze Age found in Armenia.257 Similar items were also unearthed in the cists D. M. Sharifov excavated in Chovdar in 1926.

Sadikhzade, Sh. G. About the Archaeological Finds Accidentally Unearthed in the Vicinity of Chovdar Village. In: “Izvestya Akademii Nauk Azerbaijanskoy SSR,” a series of social sciences, 1963, No. 6, pp. 13-25, in Russian. Sharifov, D. M. Excavations near Chovdar Village of Touz District. In: “Proceedings of the Azerbaijanian Committee of Preservation of Ancient Historical and Natural Monuments,” part 4, copy-book 2, Baku, 1929, pp. 247-248, in Russian. In: Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 156.