Polish-Armenian team discovers 'Golden tomb' dating back 3,200 years

mz/kb 25.03.2023, 18:43



Metsamor. View of the citadel. Photo: PAP/Szymon Zdziebłowski

During excavation in Metsamor, Armenia, a group of archaeologists consisting of Polish and Armenian scientists has uncovered a “golden tomb” with two skeletons (a man and a woman). While exploring their crypt, the team discovered three gold necklaces that date back to the era of Ramesses II's rule in ancient Egypt.

Metsamor is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Armenia, located several dozen kilometers west of Yerevan. It was a cist grave, meaning that the two skeletons were found in chambers dug in the ground and lined with large stones. Researchers also found the remains of a wooden burial bed.

According to archaeologists, the bones were well preserved. Both skeletons had slightly crouched legs. Preliminary estimates show that the couple died at the age of 30-40.

“Their death is a mystery to us, we do not know the cause, but everything indicates that they died at the same time, because there are no traces of tomb reopening,” said the head of the research project, Professor Krzysztof Jakubiak from the Faculty of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw.

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