Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

The Karabakh archaeological expedition of ANAS Institute of Archeology and Ethnography has continued summer field research in the territory of Agdam region.

The head of the Karabakh archaeological expedition, Professor Khidayat Jafarov, informed that the purpose of scientific work is to conduct excavations in the territory of ancient monuments, register new archaeological finds, map archaeological sites in the area and provide information on the place and role of archaeological sites in the study of ancient history.

According to the archaeologist, four a new settlements of the Eneolithic period were discovered - Sarijali, Garagantapa, Garus-1 and Garus-2 near the villages of Chemenli and Sarijali. The state of protection of archaeological sites in the Agdam region was also checked.

Materials obtained as a result of excavations in the territory of the settlement of Palidli-2, XII-XI centuries BC and the multi-layered settlement Shomulutapa once again confirm the direct connection between these settlements and the neighboring necropolis of Palydly.

Archaeological research conducted in Karabakh for more than 130 years, for the first time revealed a connection between the necropolis and residential areas.

Kh.Jafarov said that, next year stationary archaeological excavations are planned to be carried out in the settlements of the last Bronze Age of Karabakh - in the territories of the settlement of Palidli-2 and Namazalitapa.

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