This marble statue of Armenia was adorned on a Roman temple of Hadrian erected by Antoninus Pius in 145 AD. The Roman temple depicted statues representing Roman provinces among them the Roman province of Armenia. The Temple of Hadrian is a temple to the deified roman emperor Hadrian on the Campus Martius in Rome, Italy, built by his...
Awesome 3D reconstruction of Dvin – Ancient Capitol of Armenia
Architect and Designer Ashot Ghazaryan created an awesome 3D model of Dvin; the ancient capitol city of Armenia. The 3D model was made for the documentary “Andin. Armenian Journey Chronicles” directed by Ruben Giney. It’s a great documentary which I have yet to see in its entirety, certainly one to keep an eye on. There are some clips and trailers on...
The Red Color of Armenian Garments and Rugs
As people might know, Armenian national garments and rugs are often adorned with a rich, deep red color. But what most might not realize is that this is all thanks to a little insect called the “Armenian cochineal“ also known as “Kermes” which is indigenous to the Ararat plain and Aras River valley in the Armenian Highlands. The lowly scale bug,...
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Town Submerged in Lake Sevan
Archaeologists found the ruins of an ancient settlement at the bottom of Lake Sevan in Armenia. Experts believe that the city was hidden under water for thousands of years. The discovery was recently aired on Khazakh.tv. According to researchers the underwater city contains: “stone carved art, some kind of writing, burial places and even large ‘concrete-like’ slabs that...
Why a Roman God wears an Armenian Tiara!
During various periods in the ancient Rome, several “mystery” cults and their deities of Near Eastern character became highly popularized. Through Roman expansion into the east, Roman society came in contact with many Near Eastern and Middle Eastern religions and started to worship some of the deities in their own fashion. Mithras Maybe the most famous...
Could this mysterious deity be the Armenian God Vahagn?
A mysterious sculpture of an unknown deity was discovered in southeast Turkey, last year. The sculpture shows an enigmatic bearded deity rising from out the stalk of a plant. Scholars seem to be baffled about the identity of the deity and Live Science reported that “More than a dozen experts contacted by Live Science had no idea who the...
10 World’s Oldest Things From Armenia [VIDEO]
For additional information visit: http://www.peopleofar.com/2014/12/17/10-worlds-oldest-things-from-armenia/
Excavating Iron Age Armenia – A Race Against The Clock
Archaeological digs at the Iron age burial site of Karmir Blur (Red Hill) near Yerevan, Armenia have been started this month in great haste to meet the 6 months deadline. New and unique discoveries are being made daily by an enthusiastic team headed by Hakob Simonyan director of the Cultural Heritage Center of Armenia. A short distance from the excavation site there are...
Passages from Layard’s travels in Armenia
In his book “Discoveries among the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon : with travels in Armenia, Kurdistan, and the desert…” published in 1859 Sir Austen Henry Layard recounts his discoveries in Asia Minor and Middle east. I would like to share with you here a few notable passages regarding Armenia accompanied with illustrations from his book. Armenian influence...
Why Armenians are a “Living Fossil” to Geneticists?!
A number of genetic studies have recently investigated Armenian DNA from different perspectives revealing some fascinating and consistent results. For example in 2014 Hellenthal et. al. in a paper published in Science have investigated worldwide human admixture history over the past 4000 years and created a Genetic Atlas of human admixture. Oddly enough they could not identify the Armenian...
