Karashamb
40°24′18″N 44°34′35″E / 40.40500°N 44.57639°E
Karashamb
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Karashamb (
Romanized as K’arashamb and Qarashamb) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia
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Karashamb is the site of a major archaeological excavation of a Bronze Age cemetery with a number of barrows. The richest was a "royal" sepulchre where a silver cup, now one of the treasures of the National Museum, was discovered.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Archaeological Heritage of Armenia, ed H.Simoyan, Yerevan 2012
- Sources
- Karashamb at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Capital: Hrazdan | |||
| Urban settlements | Abovyan Municipality | ||
Akunk Municipality | |||
Arzni Municipality | |||
Byureghavan Municipality | |||
Charentsavan Municipality | |||
Garni Municipality | |||
Hrazdan Municipality | |||
Jrvezh Municipality | |||
Nairi Municipality | |||
Nor Hachn Municipality | |||
Tsaghkadzor Municipality | |||
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