The Armenian-German excavations in Oshakan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21815831 |
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| Authors | Michael Herles, Հայկ Ավետիսյան (0009-0005-4335-5930), HAYK AVETISYAN |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 253-280 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ARAMAZD Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1829-1376 |
| Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.32028/ajnes.vi.929 |
| OpenAlex | W4323774086 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Oshakan is situated approx. 20km north-west of the Armenian capital of Yerevan and 8km south of the town of Ashrarak in the province of Aragatsotn (Figures 1 and 2) and is one of the best-known provincial towns of Armenia, since the developer of the Armenian alphabet, Mesrop Mashtots (approx. 360 – 440 AD), is buried there. The modern borough of Oshakan (between 1030m and 1050 ASL) is grouped around a natural tuff stone hill called Didi Kond. This hill measures about 60ha and rises to 1121m ASL. The western and northern part of the hill is in part covered by the extended village of Oshakan, so that hardly any explorations can be conducted there
Ancient history · Archaeology · Armenian · Borough · Excavation · Geography · German · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Medieval History and Crusades · Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
| Highly cited | No |
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