Burial Mound of Bronze Age Warrior Revealed in Azerbaijan - Archaeology Magazine

Burial Mound of Bronze Age Warrior Revealed in Azerbaijan - Archaeology Magazine

Bronze spearhead, Keshikchidagh, Azerbaijan KESHIKCHIDAGH, AZERBAIJAN—Aze.Media reports that a team of researchers from several Azerbaijani institutions unearthed a remarkable 1,800-year-old tomb belonging to a high-status Bronze Age warrior. The archaeologists were investigating an area of Keshikchidagh State Historical and Cultural Reserve when they located the kurgan, or burial mound, which measured 90 feet in diameter and stood 6 feet high. …

3,800-Year-Old Warrior’s Tomb Unearthed in Azerbaijan

A 3,800-year-old intact ancient kurgan, or burial mound, belonging to a warrior was unearthed by archaeologists at the Yovşanlıdere site in the Ceyranchol plains in western Azerbaijan, Aze Media reported. Dating back to the Middle Bronze Age, the kurgan measures roughly 92 feet in diameter at six-and-a-half-feet tall. Inside, experts identified a burial chamber divided into three sections. The first contains the warrior’s remains and weapons, …

Burial rites signify ongoing hope for eternal life

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