Scientists explore Odzaberd: One of the biggest Urartu fortresses of Sevan basin

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Armenian and Italian archaeologists are engaged in in-depth exploration of one of the biggest Urartu fortresses of Sevan basin, Odzaberd dating back to 10-6 century BC. Ashot Piliposyan, Deputy Director in the field of scientific activities of “Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum Reservations” SNCO informed the journalists about this.

“Tsovinar archaeological monument has been discovered long ago and a number of renowned archaeologists, including Boris Piotrovsky and Gedeon Mikaelyan, worked and explored it. But the explorations were on a small-scale and since now no large-scale exploration had been conducted”, “Armenpress” reports that Ashot Piliposyan informed.

Thearchaeologistadded that the first large-scale excavations were conducted last year by Armenian-Italian group ofarchaeologistsand the results are encouraging. Thearchaeologistshaddiscovered inhabitations dating back to Urartu and post-Urartu era. Pre-Urartian layers have also been discovered in one of the rooms of the discovered inhabitation the Odzbaberd citadel.