Uratian Fortress Explored in the South Caucasus - Archaeology Magazine

Uratian Fortress Explored in the South Caucasus - Archaeology Magazine

Idol unearthed at the Fortress of Argishtikhinili, Armenia YEREVAN, ARMENIA—La Brújula Verde reports that Argishtikhinili, a 2,500-year-old Urartian fortress in western Armenia, is being studied by a team of Armenian and Polish archaeologists. The excavation has yielded living areas, a storage room or pantry, and a one-and-one-half-foot-tall stone carved with human features. Mateusz Iskra of the University of Warsaw said that the well-preserved …