Where:
NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building
395 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
History, Lectures & Conferences, Nature
Event website:
https://naasr.org/blogs/events-1/treasures-of-areni-1-cave-thursday-september-26-2024-in-person-naasr-and-on-zoom
Ani Adigyozalyan will discuss the many treasures of Armenian culture and ritual discovered in the Areni-1 Cave in Vayots Dzor, including the oldest leather shoe, winery, and settlements, and their historic significance. As an archaeologist, Ani has participated in excavations in these caves, is the senior laboratory researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Armenia, and a researcher at the History Museum of Armenian SNCO.