Metsamor site

Metsamor site is the remains of an old fortress located to the southwest of the Armenian village of Taronik, in the Armavir Province.

[4] In the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages (15th–8th century BC), the settlement became an important religious and economic center with a developed metallurgical production.

On the southern slope of the hill, a large religious complex was discovered, consisting of five small temples with clay “cascading” altars.

The most famous finds include ornaments, e.g., gold necklaces and gilded belt fittings with depictions of hunting lionesses.

[6] Until the 1990s, work was carried out by Armenian teams directed by Emma Khanzadyan and Koryun Mkrtchyan; in the years 2011–2013, Ashot Piliposyan headed the excavations.