Khojaly–Gadabay culture

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The Khojaly-Gadabay culture (

Gadabay and Ganja in Azerbaijan
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It was excavated by Soviet archaeologists beginning in the 1920s.[1]

It was described by Boris Piotrovsky and other archaeologists specializing in the prehistory of Transcaucasia during the 1930s to 1970s.

Gallery

  • Findings from
    Khojaly burial grounds discovered in 1895 by E. Resler. Hermitage Museum
  • Bowl (clay, painted green and yellow) and bird-shaped pendant (bronze)
    Bowl (clay, painted green and yellow) and bird-shaped pendant (bronze)
  • Necklace (agate, carnelian, paste)
    Necklace (agate, carnelian, paste)
  • Bead (agate). Cuneiform inscription of the Assyrian King Adad-nirari II (911-891 BC): "Palace of Adadnirari, king of the world".
    Bead (agate). Cuneiform inscription of the Assyrian King Adad-nirari II (911-891 BC): "Palace of Adadnirari, king of the world".

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