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Nearly 40 tombstones from the 13th and 14th century CE survive in the Jewish cemetery, and another 30 are located nearby in Yeghegis, Armenia. The oldest tombstone dates to 1266 CE and the latest to 1337 CE. The dates on the tombstones are...

This elegant clay patterned vessel dates from the 10-11th century CE when what's present-day Armenia was under strong Byzantine political and cultural influence. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

Ancient stone mold, used for making weapons in ancient times in what is present-day Armenia, dating from the 12th-10th century BCE. Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik.

Derbent is renown for its citadel (“Naryn-Kala” or “Dagh Bary” in Persian) and its imposing walls that date from the 6th century CE. Derbent prospered for over 1,500 years under Persian, Arab, Turkish, Azeri, Mongol, Timurid, and Russian...

These clay fragments are decorated with glaze and date from the 13th century BCE. They were excavated in what is present-day Armenia. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

This ancient clay vessel was made in what is present-day Armenia. It dates from the 18th-16th century BCE. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

This stone block contains a stylized design dating back to 13th or 14th-century Armenia. It is located within the Noravank Monastery, which is located in Armenia's Vayots Dzor Province.

These ancient seashells came to what is present-day Armenia from the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea via trade. They date from the 15th-13th century BCE and attest to the region's importance as a crossroads of trade between Europe...

Cilicia Campestris was one of the six districts of the Roman province of Cilicia organized by Pompey the Great (l. c. 106-48 BCE) in 64 BCE. The name translates roughly into “Cilicia of the Plains” and corresponds to the earlier name for...

For nearly three centuries between 1080 and 1375 a kingdom of exiles from the Armenian Plateau survived in the Taurus Mountains of modern day south-central Turkey. This is the story of the foundation of Armenian Cilicia during the maelstrom...