Mural Discovered at Urartian Fortress in Armenia - Archaeology Magazine

Mural Discovered at Urartian Fortress in Armenia - Archaeology Magazine

YEREVAN, ARMENIA—Public Radio of Armenia reports that a fragment of a polychrome mural has been found at the Erebuni archaeological site, a fortress founded in the eighth century B.C. in the Kingdom of Urartu. The mural has been dated to the end of the seventh century B.C. or the beginning of the sixth century B.C. by a team of French and Armenian researchers. To read more about Armenian archaeology, go to "Around the World: Armenia." The post M…

A Painted Wall from Ancient Armenia: The New Erebuni Fresco and the Urartian-Armenian Continuity

An unprecedented find on Arin Berd hill On 23 July 2026, the French Embassy in Armenia announced that the joint French-Armenian archaeological mission working at the Erebuni fortress in Yerevan had uncovered a fragment of wall painting with its pigments almost fully intact. According to the embassy’s statement, reported by Public Radio of Armenia and Horizon Weekly, the mural is provisionally dated to the second half of the 7th century BC or the…

Rare 2,600-Year-Old Mural Discovered at Armenia's Ancient Erebuni Fortress - ZARTONK | Homeland Meets Diaspora | Latest Armenian News | Breaking News and Videos

A remarkably well-preserved fragment of an ancient painted mural, dating to the late 7th or early 6th century BC, has been uncovered at the Erebuni archaeological site in Armenia by a French-Armenian archaeological mission, the Embassy of France in Armenia announced. The embassy called the discovery unprecedented and described the painted mural’s colors as almost perfectly preserved. The fragment is believed to date back to the second half of th…