Most of the tombs in Metsamor, Armenia have been looted. However, archaeologists have discovered a 3,200-year-old tomb that remains intact, containing the remains of two individuals along with many valuable artifacts inside.
According to the long-established art magazine ART News (USA) on February 28, over the past decade, Polish and Armenian archaeologists have been excavating in Metsamor, a municipality in the Armavir province of Armenia, which was once an important religious and economic center in ancient Armenia.
Valuable artifacts found in the mysterious tomb in Armenia – (Screenshot from ART News)
Recently, researchers found a mysterious tomb containing the remains of two individuals – possibly a couple – at this site.
“The death of these two individuals remains a mystery to us. We do not know the cause, but everything suggests they may have died around the same time, as there are no signs that the tomb was reopened” – Dr. Krzysztof Jakubiak, the head of the expedition in Metsamor, stated in a press release.
This discovery is rare, not because two people were buried in the same tomb, but because most of the tombs in Metsamor have been looted. However, this particular tomb has remained almost intact over time.
Over the past decade, Polish and Armenian archaeologists have excavated in Metsamor – (Screenshot from Naukawpolsce.pl).
In addition to the remains of the two individuals in the tomb, researchers also found valuable artifacts, including hundreds of beads, various gold items, brownish-red carnelian, necklaces, pottery from the Mesopotamian border, and remnants of a wooden burial bed.
The tomb dates back to the Late Bronze Age (around 1300 – 1200 BC), making it approximately 3,200 years old.
Metsamor belonged to the Urartian Empire, which spanned areas of modern-day Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Armenia. Metsamor has been continuously inhabited from the 4th century to the 17th century until it was destroyed by nomadic Scythians.
Although the artifacts left behind in Metsamor suggest a prosperous society, very little is known about the people who lived there, as they seemingly had no written language and thus left no ancient texts.
