#urartians

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Nature of Kurdistan by Kurdistan Photo كوردستان , https://flic.kr/p/2ouQbqY

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It’s not often at all that Urartians are mentioned in the media. Very important site.

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Çarşema Sor by Kurdistan Photo كوردستان Cejna Çarşema Sor li we pîroz be ژبو هەمو ئێزیدیا : جەژنا خیشکو برایێت ئێزدی پیرۆز کەم و هیڤیدارم ئەڤ جەژنە مللەتئ مە کەیف خوش و سەر فراز کەت هەمی ئێش و نەخوشیێن مللەتئ ئێزدی وەندا کەت 🙏 لكل الايزيدين : ‏كل عام وانتم بخير ، و عيدكم مبارك ‏اتمنى آن يطوي هذا العيد اخر صفحة من صفحات الظلم و الاضطهاد الذي عاناه شعبنا الايزيدي https://flic.kr/p/2ouVquA

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Urartians used jewelry according to status

Jewelry used by women and men in the Urartian era provide detailed information about social class differences, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Head of Archaeology Department Associated Professor Rafet Çavuşoğlu has said.

Artifacts and jewelry from the Urartian Kingdom 3,000 years ago, unearthed during excavations in the eastern province of Van, shed light on the mentality of lifestyle and management of the era.

Çavuşoğlu, who has been working on Urartian civilization for 21 years and examining these artifacts, said that as well as agriculture and stockbreeding, the Urartians were developed in metal embroidery, too.

“The Urartians used jewelry such as rings, bracelets, earrings and etc. that we use today. But their use was different then. Jewelry showed class differences in Urartian culture. There are also differences between men’s jewelry with women’s,” he added. (source)

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Urartu temple stele found during excavations in Van

PanARMENIAN.Net - Archeological excavations are under way in Van, aimed to reveal traces of Urartu civilization. During excavations a stone with inscriptions was found which is supposed to be a part of the largest temple of Urartians.

Images of the tree of life, winged lion and many others were revealed on Ayanis Fortress built by Rusa II, a king of the Urartian Kingdom who ruled between 685 and 645 B.C.

Excavations of the fortress, 35 km. north of the modern town of Van, helped throw daylight upon history and explore plenty of artworks and artifacts that are already exposed in the museums.

A group of 40 researchers from Ege University carry out works on revealing history of the region 2600 years ago. Researcher from Ege University Mahmut Bilge Basturk stated that the stele found is the longest inscription not only for Van and also for Armenia and Iran, on the territory of which Urartu was situated. It is the only historical monument revealed in ideal condition.

It is reported that the excavations will continue till the end of the month, according to TRT-Russia. (source)