Regionalism and Internationalisation in the Urartian Period

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

I. Introduction

II. Study and interpretation of the archaeological context

III Catalogue

IV. Analysis

Introduction

Group A

Bowls (YGZ01-03)

Situla (YGZ07)

Phalerae (YGZ10-12)

Belts (YGZ13-14)

Bronze lamina (YGZ15)

Furniture

Tripod stand (YGZ08-10 + 48)

Bronze scabbard (YGZ18)

Trilobate arrowhead (YGZ20)

Seal (YGZ55)

Group B

Arrowheads (YGZ21-29), javelins (YGZ31-34) and spearheads (YGZ35-41)

Sword (YGZ42)

Candle holder (YGZ46)

V. Insights into the objects in the Yeghegnadzor hoard

Analysis of the long-range weapons in the Yeghegnadzor hoard

A brief discussion on “Urartian” metal belts and the problem of “Urartian” art:

Insights on hoards in archaeological research

VI. Conclusions

VII. Cross-concordances between the present catalogue and previous publications of the Yeghegnadzor hoard

VII. Bibliography

About the Author

Roberto Dan, Ph.D. (Sapienza University of Rome, 2012) is affiliated with ISMEO and specializes in the archaeology of Urartu and the Achaemenids, the Southern Caucasus, Iran, and Eastern Turkey. He co-directs the Archaeological Mission to the South Caucasus (AMSC) and the Archaeological Expedition in Moldova and the Black Sea Region. Awarded the Europa Nostra Award (2019), he has conducted fieldwork in Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Moldova, and Turkey and authored more than 200 publications.

Annarita S. Bonfanti, Ph.D. (University of Pavia, 2022) is a Visiting Assistant Professor at ISAW/NYU. She is also affiliated with ISMEO and specializes in the history and philology of Urartu. She is a member of the Archaeological Mission to the South Caucasus (AMSC) and has conducted fieldwork in Armenia, Georgia, and Turkey.

Artur Petrosyan, archaeologist at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography (NAS Armenia) and Director of the Areni-1 Cave Scientific Research Foundation, specializes in Neolithic archaeology, lithic analysis, and methodology. He has led excavations and participated at excavations in Armenia, Italy, and the UAE, co-directs international expeditions, and has published over 90 works.

Boris Gasparyan, researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography (NAS Armenia) and assistant professor at Yerevan State University, has led numerous international archaeological missions since 2000. He directed the Areni-1 cave project, uncovering the world’s oldest shoe and a wine-producing facility. Specializing in Armenian and Near Eastern archaeology, he has excavated sites from the Palaeolithic to the medieval period and authored around 180 publications.