2,800-year-old “burial jars” unearthed in Turkey’s Van provinceOctober 27, 2015 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nearly 40 archaeological experts at an excavation site in Turkey's eastern Van province have uncovered 2,800-year-old pithoi, large ceramic storage containers. The latter have reportedly been used as tombs during the reign of the Urartian Kingdom, which centered around Lake Van established in 860 BC, Daily Sabah reports. The archeology team from Istanbul University has been carrying out excavations in the region every year for the past five years to unearth artefacts from the Urartian Kingdom, which ruled the area until its defeat by the Medes in 590 BC. Unearthed by an archaeology team, the pithos tombs, used as burial chambers at the time, give clues about some of the customs of the kingdom. Just 38km from Van excavation work is also taking place at Urartu Castle. This year parts of the walls were discovered. Head of Excavation Doc. Dr. Mehmet Isikli, told Hurriyet Daily News: “This made us very excited, as even though these walls witnessed great earthquakes, their architecture remained quite robust and unchanged.” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |