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In Nagorno-Karabakh continued excavations in the ancient Armenian city Tigranakert Palace melik Yegana Artsakh, in an ancient cave Azokh, etc. As the correspondent BakuToday Stepanakert, Tigranakert is considered the largest and most famous pre-Christian period settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh. This is one of four cities founded by Tigran the Great in different parts of the Armenian Highland and his name. Work carried out in Tigranakert since 2005.

Excavated walls of the citadel, the supporting wall of the terrace, the Church of 5-6 centuries, hundreds of antiques, utensils, etc. Of particular note is the discovery of ancient gems (print) and clay seals early medieval period, which suggests that Tigranakert once played an important trade and administrative role. Preliminary study findings showed that there was Tigranakert continuously since its inception in the 1st century BC to 13-14 centuries BC. Occupying 50 hectares, Tigranakert was one of the most powerful landscape monuments of the region had a high urban culture.

According to the scientists, Tigranakert was built on a single plan, was a powerful fortress city with a perfect building. Of particular interest is the castle wall, and its masonry technique: the ancient masters used metal cords, resembling the tail of a swallow, through which the huge stone slabs almost tightly linked to each other. Tigranakert had two rows of fortifications, which is typical for cities of that time. It was founded as a city that has enormous strategic importance as a defensive position, which allowed control of the lowland area right up to the river Kura.

The second year in a museum Tigranakert where exposed discovered during the excavation of material of great historical value. The museum is visited by tens of thousands of tourists, including foreign nationals – from Russia, Argentina, Canada, USA, France, Denmark, New Zealand, etc.

The process of excavation in the ancient Azokh (Vorvanskoy) Cave, located in Hadrut, began in 1999. The excavation is an international expedition, which includes experienced professionals in the field of paleoanthropology, paleontology, paleozoology, paleobotany and caving from several European universities, specialists from Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. Findings, in particular, various stone and pottery, and numerous animal bones, are processed abroad and returned to the Nagorno-Karabakh. According to experts, the cave is a great value for research on a number of scientific disciplines. Of particular interest is the cave fauna. Here lives a few unique species of bats, the Red Book.

Active excavations in the cave were Azokh in the 60s of last century and were made for nearly 30 years scientists from around the world. The results confirmed that Azokh cave as old as man himself. This is evidenced by the numerous footprints found here prehistoric art karases with human bones, ancient tombs, jewelry, etc. In 1968, there was found the lower jaw Neanderthals, who lived in Mousterian times (around 50-100 thousand years BC). Preliminary data suggest that in-Azokh Vorvanskoy cave lived cave bear, whose remains are the oldest find of not only the region but also in Europe (the bear lived here during the period of about 300 thousand years BC).

Current research studies are qualitatively different from the Soviet era – modern technology allows more in-depth and diverse study findings at the genetic level, to determine their characteristics and age, membership in a particular stratum of time.

In recent years, excavations in the cave Azokh carried out on the funds of the Government of Nagorno Karabakh. The results of the researchers introduced the world community at various international conferences, publishes materials about them in prestigious scientific journals, are preparing to publish a collection of articles about Azokh cave. Experts claim that the work in the cave will be enough for many years.

Excavations in the Palace of Melik (Prince) in the village of Tor Yegana Hadrut Karabakh began in 2009, and the ultimate goal is the restoration of the palace dating from the 18th century in their original form. Today, preserved two-story structure, which probably served as a waiting room, stone gate, two vaulted buildings in the courtyard. The first floor reception room is completely under the ground and second floor – at ground level. Rooms upstairs have been built in later times. Experts note the importance of detection of the walls of the main building – Glhatuna. Of particular historical value is located on the site are preserved buildings of the 22 councils inscription lines indicating the merits of the most powerful of the Karabakh melik recognized Persian shahs Beglyarov Beg (Prince of the five princes of Artsakh).

The expedition team examines three historical layers – to Melik Yegana during his lifetime and after. Archaeological excavations, the process of restoration and other work funded by the government. Princely Palace was first measurement in the mid 1985′s. The government’s decision on the restoration of NKR palace was taken in 2009. To this end, the Office for the Protection of Monuments was founded scientific restoration workshop. In the palace provides open carpet museum and a hotel.