| Grant Number: |
2005-RC-004
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| Amount of
Grant: |
$5,920.00
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| Name of Applicant: |
Dr. Ruben S. Badalyan
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| Title: |
Senior Researcher, Institute of Archaeology and
Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic
of Armenia
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| Description
of Project: |
To conduct an archaeological excavation on the
site of the ancient settlement of Arateshen, in the Ararat Valley,
3 miles south west of Etchmiadzin and 30 miles from Yerevan. Dr.
Badalyan will lead a team of 2 archaeologists, 1 architect and 12
workers. The project will study and create a database on the Neolithic
Culture of the Armenian Plateau (circa 6,000 BC), one of the least
known, least studied periods of the Armenian Plateau. The artifacts
uncovered will be dated by radiocarbon analysis in Lyon, France
or Berlin, Germany.
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| Anticipated
Results: |
In addition to the usual obsidian and bone tools,
ceramic sherds, and faunal remains, the project expects to discover
complete patterns and architectural remains of mud-brick constructions.
Its objective is to unearth material evidence that will shed light
on the relations of the Neolithic residents of Aratashen with contemporary
societies of the Near East. The excavations of the settlement of
Aratashen will advance the study of the Neolithic culture of Armenia,
closing the cultural-chronological lacuna in the succession of archaeological
cultures of Armenia.
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| Time Required to Implement: |
September 1 - October 31, 2005
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