Ovçular Tepesi

According to Catherine Marro (2022), Ovcular represented an earlier development of the Leyla Tepe (Leyla-Tepe culture) ceramics going back to 4400-3900 BC.

Also, some Ucan Agil ceramic shapes, and other features, are unknown in the Ovçular Tepesi repertoire, and are probably earlier.

[5] At Ovcular, three large copper axes were found in an infant burial jar, coming from Late Chalcolithic occupation levels (4400–3950 BC).

[6] The gold necklace of the Eneolithic/Chalcolithic period was discovered in 2008 near the village of Dize, Sharur district of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic during archaeological excavations in the ancient settlement of Ovçular Təpəsi (the Hunters Hill).

Prior to this discovery, the most ancient gold jewellery piece in the South Caucasus was discovered during excavations in Georgia and was considered as an item of the early Bronze Age era.