#urartians

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Jewelry used by women and men in the Urartian era provide detailed information about social class differences, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Head of Archaeology Department Associated Professor Rafet Çavuşoğlu has said.

Artifacts and jewelry from the Urartian Kingdom 3,000 years ago, unearthed during excavations in the eastern province of Van, shed light on the mentality of lifestyle and management of the era.

Çavuşoğlu, who has been working on Urartian civilization for 21 years and examining these artifacts, said that as well as agriculture and stockbreeding, the Urartians were developed in metal embroidery, too.

PanARMENIAN.Net - Archeological excavations are under way in Van, aimed to reveal traces of Urartu civilization. During excavations a stone with inscriptions was found which is supposed to be a part of the largest temple of Urartians.

Images of the tree of life, winged lion and many others were revealed on Ayanis Fortress built by Rusa II, a king of the Urartian Kingdom who ruled between 685 and 645 B.C.

Excavations of the fortress, 35 km. north of the modern town of Van, helped throw daylight upon history and explore plenty of artworks and artifacts that are already exposed in the museums.

A group of 40 researchers from Ege University carry out works on revealing history of the region 2600 years ago. Researcher from Ege University Mahmut Bilge Basturk stated that the stele found is the longest inscription not only for Van and also for Armenia and Iran, on the territory of which Urartu was situated. It is the only historical monument revealed in ideal condition.