Discovered among the rugged gorges of ancient Sophene (Tsopk), the first local Middle Aramaic inscription from Rabat Fortress explicitly invokes the 'House of Orontes', illuminating the royal heritage and administrative literacy of classical Armenia.
New Evidence for Indo-European Origins in Armenia
The quest to uncover the origins of the Indo-European language family has intrigued scholars for centuries, drawing together linguists, historians, and geneticists in a collaborative effort. In recent years, genetic and linguistic studies have made significant advances in analyzing the migrations of ancient populations linked to the Indo-European languages. Among the latest contributions is...
Who were the Urartians? – Introduction – [Part 1]
Dear reader, it has been a while since I’ve made a post on this blog. The long delay was partially caused by the latest situation in Artsakh, after which, like many of us, I’ve lost some emotional energy for writing, and partially because I was, as much as I possibly could, researching the kingdom...
[VIDEO] Indo-European Homeland: The Revival of the Armenian Hypothesis
Because of recent developments in linguistics and especially archeaogenetics there has been a renewed interest in the Armenian Hypothesis. More and more credible evidence emerges suggesting that the first Indo-European language was spoken on the Armenian Plateau and spread east, west and north as people migrated from this central region. In this video I...
Are Armenians Caucasians?
This is a subject that will certainly ruffle some feathers and potentially cost me more than a few subscribers. But I’m sitting home in quarantine with nothing better to do, so I thought to myself, it’s time for a good old fashioned digital controversy. All joking aside though, if you thought the “dolma wars”...
The mind-blowing secret of the Armenian alphabet
The Armenian alphabet is a true masterpiece of its era and knows many secrets. However, there is one in particular that still blows my mind. As some people know the Armenian alphabet was (re)invented in 405 AD by the Armenian linguist and theologian Mesrop Mashtots with the help of the patriarch Sahak Partev and...
New DNA study supports an Armenian origin of the Indo-Europeans
The Indo-European language family includes most of the European languages like English, Spanish, French, German, Greek, Russian, but also Armenian, Persian and Hindi. With over 400 languages (including dialects) it is by far the world’s largest language family and is spoken by almost 3 billion native speakers world wide. Armenian language is considered to...
