Armeniaca

International Journal of Armenian Studies

Journal | Armeniaca
Journal issue | 2 | 2023
Research Article | The Armenian-Italian Joint Expedition to Dvin

The Armenian-Italian Joint Expedition to Dvin

Report of 2022 Activities

Abstract

This report aims to show the results of the second excavation campaign at Dvin/Dabīl (Armenia), conducted by the Italian-Armenian research group in Autumn 2022. The excavations involved three areas in distinct sectors of the city: the southern portion of the Lower Fortress, where the 2021 square was deepened and enlarged; the so-called ‘Market’ area, where the 2021 excavations were expanded and a micro-stratigraphic trench was opened; the area southeast of the central district, where an exploratory trench was dug to investigate the archaeological evidence at the site of the future building of the Dvin Museum. Additionally, the last paragraph shows the chemical analysis of pottery samples carried out between 2021 and 2022.


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Submitted: Sept. 26, 2023 | Published Nov. 22, 2023 | Language: it

Keywords Medieval archaeology • Urban topography • Dvin/Dabīl • Stratigraphic methodology • Excavation • Eurasia

Copyright © 2023 Hamlet Petrosyan, Michele Nucciotti, Elisa Pruno, Leonardo Squilloni, Lyuba Kirakosyan, Tatyana Vardanesova, Francesca Cheli, Hasmik Hovhannisyan, Hamazasp Abrahamyan, Jan Petřík, Karel Slavíček. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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