Archaeologists unearth medieval castle in ArmeniaSeptember 12, 2017 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The remains of a medieval castle were discovered by archeologists in the west of Armenia. The find is well preserved. The palace whose total area covers 450 square meters, and the two-meter walls are yet to be completely dug out. Household items, plates containing records in Armenian and stones that adorned the facade were found nearby. According to archaeologists, the find will help better study the history of the Armenian statehood, Vesti.ru says citing a report from Russia 24. "It was a multi-edged structure," said Hakob Simonyan, deputy director of the Historical and Cultural Heritage Center under Armenia's culture ministry. Thanks to the arcuate rhythmic rows that flowed into each other, the palace looked quite solemn, Simonyan said. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |