2000 Survey in Southern Armenia
(Archaeology in Armenia)

Sisian Province

Site

Arch. remains

provis. Date

Status

Waypoint






Angeghakot

cairns

IA

intact, excavated

001

Shaghat I

fortress

Hell.-Rom

intact

003

Shaghat East

cairns

LB-IA ?

partly destroyed

016

Shaghat Narinkala

fortress

Hell.-Rom

intact

017

Shaghat Narinkala West

settlement

EB

intact

018

Balak

fortress

ACH-Hell.-Rom

intact

021

Zorakarer

ancient city

Hell.-Rom.

intact

024

Zorakarer

chamber tombs

MB-IA

robbed

027

Sisian

tomb

Hell.

excavated

040

Sisian I

cemetery

MB-IA-UR

partly robbed,
excavated

028

Sisian II South

cemetery

MB-IA-UR

partly robbed,
excavated

038

Sisian II North

cemetery

LB-ACH

partly robbed,
excavated

036

Tsa-Kar

fortress

Hell.-Rom.

partly intact

029

Karaberd

terrace walls

?

intact

032

Karaberd

cairns

IA

robbed

035

Uyts

ancient city

MI-ACH-Hell.-Rom.

intact

049

Uyts

chamber tombs

IA-UR

partly robbed,
excavated

050

Uyts Eastern Terrace

settlement

EB, MB, IA
ACH, Hell.-Rom 

endangered by erosion

068

Brnakot Vordsaberd I

settlement

MIA-ACH?

intact

074

Brnakot Vordsaberd II

settlement

Hell.-Rom.

destroyed

090

Aghitu

cairns

IA

partly robbed, excavated

073

Aghitu

fortress

Hell.-Rom.

intact

091

Shakeh

settlement

Rom?

partly destroyed

115

Shakeh

small fort

?

intact

121

Surb Vartan

cairn

IA

robbed

122

Surb Vartan

settlement

IA?

destroyed

123

Maturadasht

small fort

?

destroyed

124

Maturadasht

settlement and church

L-Ant?

destroyed

126

Godezor

petroglyphs

prehistoric

intact

127

Godezor

settlement?

?

destroyed

129

Shakeh I hilltop

fortress

Rom

intact

130

Shakeh hill

settlement?

MB

destroyed

146

Ishkanasar

cairns

?

partly destroyed

147

Ayri valley

chamber tombs

IA?

robbed

148

Ayri valley

cairns

MB, IA?

robbed

149

Akhlatian

settlement

MB

destroyed

150

Vorotnaberd

settlement

?

destroyed

151

Vaghatni

cairns

IA?

intact?

152

Zor-Zor

cairns

IA?

robbed

153

Zor-Zor , Vaghatni

settlement

Rom.?

partly destroyed

154

Gorhayk

cairns

IA

robbed

156

Tsghuk

church

ma

destroyed

158

Tsghuk

chamber tombs

MB

recently robbed

158

Lorazor-Tal

cemetery

L-Ant

excavated

---

Shenatagh

burials

L-Ant

destroyed

159

Shlorut

settlement

Hell-Rom.

destroyed

160

Gedatagh

cemetery

IA, UR

eroded

161

Tambal

settlement?

?

destroyed

---

Ltsen

settlement?

EB, UR?-ACH
Hell-Rom

destroyed

162

Karmirvank

chamber tomb

ACH?

robbed

163

Hatsavan

settlement

me

destroyed

164

Vasakaberd

castle

me

partly destroyed

164

Chronology






EB

Early Bronze Age

3. Mill.

MB

Middle Bronze Age

20-16. Cent.B.C.

LB

Late Bronze Age

15.-13. Cent.B.C.

IA

Iron Age

12.-9. Cent.B.C.

MIA

Middle Iron Age

8.-7. Cent.B.C.

UR

Urartu

8.-7. Cent.B.C.

ACH

Achaemenid

6.-4. Cent.B.C.

Hell-Rom

Hellenistic-Roman

3. Cent B.C. - 3. Cent. A.D.

L-Ant

late antique

4.-7. Cent. A.D..

prehist.

somehow prehistoric

2.-1. Mill.

me

medieval

8.-15. Cent. A.D.

 

2000 Survey in Southern Armenia

Sisian Province Waypoints

H IDNT LATITUDE    LONGITUDE

W 001 +39.5782585 +045.9702988

W 003 +39.5690727 +045.8976173

W 016 +39.5686760 +045.9000092

W 017 +39.5615807 +045.9201279

W 018 +39.5611115 +045.9199219

W 021 +39.5593605 +045.9426155

W 024 +39.5506516 +046.0285721

W 027 +39.5516891 +046.0289612

W 028 +39.5321121 +046.0191765

W 029 +39.5299187 +046.0155792

W 032 +39.5388184 +046.0453377

W 035 +39.5394936 +046.0473328

W 036 +39.5196152 +046.0518837

W 038 +39.5163002 +046.0581512

W 040 +39.5197754 +046.0422478

W 049 +39.5120697 +046.0558510

W 050 +39.5115585 +046.0557442

W 068 +39.5136642 +046.0565376

W 073 +39.5173287 +046.0869706

W 074 +39.5089607 +045.9673767

W 090 +39.5117722 +045.9674339

W 091 +39.5137939 +046.0808983

W 115 +39.5717621 +046.0080338

W 121 +39.5745239 +046.0008926

W 122 +39.5755959 +045.9269753

W 123 +39.5731354 +045.9274864

W 124 +39.5733185 +045.9179611

W 126 +39.5730858 +045.9198532

W 127 +39.5825272 +045.9174004

W 129 +39.5760727 +045.9152145

W 130 +39.5507393 +045.9953575

W 146 +39.5505524 +045.9952812

W 147 +39.5503197 +046.0805588

W 148 +39.4342194 +046.0219955

W 149 +39.4349060 +046.0230598

W 150 +39.4406548 +046.0305481

W 151 +39.4945984 +046.1276054

W 152 +39.5148773 +046.1155052

W 153 +39.5209808 +046.1261406

W 154 +39.5221558 +046.1258087

W 156 +39.6739922 +045.7442093

W 158 +39.6687546 +045.8413696

W 159 +39.4025612 +046.1303215

W 160 +39.4183807 +046.1291885

W 161 +39.4291039 +046.1234589

W 162 +39.4489479 +046.1630974

W 163 +39.4157791 +045.9244003

W 164 +39.4663734 +045.9654884

 last modified Nov-08-2006
S. Kroll