Western Armenia – Tomb of Urartu woman buried with jewelry in Van has been unearthed
Tuesday September 8, 2020 – Culture and Art:
During excavations carried out in the necropolis of the Urartu period in the Gürpınar district of Van, the skeleton of a noble Urartu woman with pendulous earrings, a ring on her finger, a necklace on her neck, an ornamental pin with a large head and dragon head bracelets on both arms was unearthed.
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Letters, Head of the Department of Archeology Prof. Dr. Excavations continue under the direction of Rafet Çavuşoğlu with expert academics.
During excavations, studies carried out in the necropolis, which was unearthed 3 years ago and where the ruling Urartian class was buried, revealed a female skeleton with pendulum earrings in both ears, a ring on his left hand, a neck collar, an ornamental poppy-headed pin and dragon-headed bracelets on both arms.
The cause of death and the woman’s exact age will be determined by examining the skeleton in the laboratory environment of the team’s anthropologists.
Teacher. Dr. In his statement, Çavuşoğlu said that he had access to very important information in the area of the necropolis where they started the excavations in 2017.
Çavuşoğlu said they once again understood the importance of jewelry in Urartian funeral customs this year and provided the following information:
“The grave we finally unearthed belongs to a woman between the ages of 20 and 25. The important thing here is that the woman is buried with all her jewelry. There is almost a gem set on the skeleton. This shows that the dress traditions of Urartian women are very high. It is determined that the skeleton belongs to a noblewoman. Because there is a bracelet on both arms, a bronze ring in his left hand, an earring with a pendulum on both ears, an ornamental pin on the lower part of his neck and a necklace made of semi-precious stones on her neck. It is especially important that the beads in the necklace part are beautifully processed in a spherical style.
Noting that the value placed on women in the Urartians was also revealed during the excavations, Çavuşoğlu said: “The most important incident here is that the burials are not from the standard people, but from the wives and families of the class. ruler in the castle. One of the most important features that shows this is that even the ring on the left finger remains. Perhaps we have encountered the first of her findings. “he spoke.
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