Gegharot

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Gegharot is a significant Early Bronze Age archaeological site in Armenia associated with the Kura–Araxes cultural horizon, notable for its fortified settlement and ritual complexes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Early Bronze Age settlement ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
fortified settlement ⓘ
ritual complex ⓘ
chronology late 4th millennium BCE to early 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
country Armenia ⓘ
culture Kura–Araxes culture ⓘ
excavationBegan early 21st century ⓘ
hasEvidenceOf craft activities ⓘ
food storage and processing ⓘ
planned architecture ⓘ
specialized ritual spaces ⓘ
hasFeature domestic architecture ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
ritual installations ⓘ
storage facilities ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasStructure central fortified complex ⓘ
peripheral occupation areas ⓘ
locatedIn Aragatsotn Province ⓘ
locatedNear village of Gegharot ⓘ
locatedOn slopes of Mount Aragats ⓘ
materialCulture Kura–Araxes pottery ⓘ
metal artifacts ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ
partOf Kura–Araxes cultural horizon ⓘ
period Early Bronze Age ⓘ
region South Caucasus ⓘ
researchTopic emergence of complex societies in the Early Bronze Age Caucasus ⓘ
ritual and cult practices of Kura–Araxes communities ⓘ
significance important for understanding Early Bronze Age ritual practices in the South Caucasus ⓘ
key site for study of Kura–Araxes socio-political organization ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
usedFor residential occupation ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ
storage of agricultural products ⓘ

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