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Armenian Rock Arts Gallery
Reproductions of Armenian rock art with articles and links.
Dangerous Archaeology
An exhibit about Francis Willey Kelsey's work in Armenia in 1919 to 1920, particularly on ancient habitation in Cilicia.
Dr. Stone Expedition in Armenia
Videos, images, and reports from the excavation in Armenia showing Jewish tombstones from the 13th and early 14th centuries.
Exploration and Survey of Pleistocene Hominid Site
Recent discoveries in the Caucasus region indicate that hominids occupied this area over a period of nearly two million years. The earliest hominids outside Africa are known from the Georgian site of Dmanisi in the southern Caucasus.
Jewish Evidence in 'Jewless' Armenia
An article in the Jerusalem Post reporting that in the one country curiously devoid of any Jewish history, bishop discovers proof of one ancient community.
Jews in Medieval Armenia
A bibliography of sources on the discovery of a Jewish cemetery in Armenia.
Prehistoric Sites in Northern Armenia
An intensive field survey in Northern Armenia. Antiquity Vol 78 No 301 September 2004.
Prof. Stone visits the ARC and lectures in Detroit
Nearly 200 interested people, both from the Armenian American and the Jewish American communities, attended a lecture by Dr Michael E. Stone on February 4, 2002 on "Stones from the River: The Lost Jews of Armenia."
Project ArAGATS - The Archaeology and Geography of
A joint Armenian-American archaeological research project to understand the transformation of early Transcaucasian societies from small pastoral and agricultural communities during the 3rd millennium B.C. into organized provinces of empires less than two thousand years later.
Recent Archeological Researches in Azikh Cave
Bakutoday, Armenian archeologists together with paleontologists from England, Ireland and Spain are holding digs in Azikh cave situated in Nagorno Karabakh, Hajavand, Armenia.
The Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the A
UNESCO World Heritage Site description and petition.
The Chronology of Rock-Carvings
Abstract of report that examines ancient rock carvings dating from the 7th to 3rd millennia B.C.
The Holy City of St. Echmiatsin
Report on the prehistoric and historic excavations at the city.
The Rock Carvings of the Ghegham Mountain Range
A survey of Armenian rock art with descriptions, images, and references.
The Rock-Carvings of Syunik
Images and an article describing the carvings.
The Unexpected Discovery of Vestiges of the Medie
An article by Kevin Alan Brook discussing the unexpected discovery in 1996 of Jewish graves by an Armenian bishop, Abraham Mkrtchyan.
Virtual Ani, Armenia
Interactive map of the deserted medieval city brings up thumbnail photographs and key facts on each building. With brief history, account of its rediscovery and comments on recent excavations and restoration.