Areni-1 cave
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The Areni-1 cave complex is an ancient multicomponent site, and late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age ritual site and settlement, located near the Areni village in southern Armenia along the Arpa River.
Panorama of the site along the Arpa River
Entrance to the cave
Pathway to the entrance
View from the cave
Chalcolithic
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The Chalcolithic was an archaeological period characterized by the increasing use of smelted copper. It followed the Neolithic and preceded the Bronze Age. It occurred at different periods in differen
Areni-1 cave
…The Areni-1 cave complex (Armenian: Արենիի քարանձավ) is an ancient multicomponent site, and late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age ritual site and settlement, located near the Areni village in southern Armenia along the Arpa River. In 2008, Armenian PhD student and…
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