Metsamor in Armenia: the sixth season of fieldwork in 2018

Abstract

Archaeological exploration of the eastern part of the settlement in Metsamor in 2018 uncovered several rectangular structures. Most of these structures were dated to the early Iron Ages I and II. Roman-period graves were recorded in the ruins of the Iron Age settlement. An anthropological assessment of human remains from three of the burials (sex, age, cranial and postcranial measurements as well as the selected paleopathologies) is presented in the appendix.

Keywords

• Armenia
• Metsamor
• settlement
• Iron Age period
• dwelling structures
• metal production