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YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS: Many valuable relic samples have been found during Artsakh’s Tigranakert excavations. In the words of Artsakh archeological expedition head Hamlet Petrosyan in the course of the excavations carried out the adjacent northern yard of basilica church a huge monumental structure was disclosed, reportedly works in this direction are in the process. ‘’ It is clearly noticed monumental structure’s floor had been slabbed: the expedition group has already opened a part of the sallbed floor reportedly works are conducted for having entire view of the monument ’’Petrosyan told Armenpress.
The archeologist says residential, a kind of economic type complex is going to come up as a result of the launched excavations, by the way made by interesting materials which come to prove Tigranakert international state in first centuries BC. ‘’ The main goal of Tigranakert excavations is the expansion of the district attached to northern stone wall, as up to now it is vague where is the entrance of the attached district’’ the interlocutor came forth with.
Tigranakert expedition archeologist Vazgen Safaryan told in the briefing with Armenpress, Christian tombs are found in Shushi.’’ Excavations in Shishi are of high importance for us’’.
Tigranakert city excavations started from June 25 are set to last until August 21-22. Though these are all scheduled for this year, yet the excavations are expected to continue in Shushi during August.