The archaeological finds in Areni cave are sensational, director of the institute of archaeology and ethnography said.

“The finds are being examined in international laboratories,” Pavel Avetisyan told journalists on January 21.

For his part, head of the Armenian-Irish-American archaeological group Boris Gasparyan informed that a worm was found in the brain of a girl discovered in the cave last year.

“Presently, scientists are trying to find out whether the worm penetrated into the brain before or after the girl’s death,” he said.

Excavation in the Areni cave have been in progress since 2007.