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The ruins of the ancient Metsamor Fortress lie to the southwest of Taronik, Armenia. The area was populated from the 5th millennium BC until roughly 1700 CE. Archaeological work on the tombs located at this site began in the 1960s.
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Wiener, J. B. (2018, March 15). Ruins at Metsamor Archaeological Site in Armenia. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8334/ruins-at-metsamor-archaeological-site-in-armenia/
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Wiener, James Blake. "Ruins at Metsamor Archaeological Site in Armenia." World History Encyclopedia, March 15, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8334/ruins-at-metsamor-archaeological-site-in-armenia/.
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Wiener, James Blake. "Ruins at Metsamor Archaeological Site in Armenia." World History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8334/ruins-at-metsamor-archaeological-site-in-armenia/.
