Global InformationGodedzor information
 Megalithic rings near Godedzor | |
  Shown within Armenia | |
| Location | Syunik Province, Armenia |
|---|---|
| Region | Armenian highlands |
| Coordinates | 39°34′40″N 45°55′04″E / 39.5779°N 45.9179°E |
| History | |
| Founded | around 4000 BC |
| Periods | Chalcolithic |
Godedzor is a prehistorical archaeological site located about 1,5 kilometres west of the village of Angeghakot in the Syunik Province of Armenia.[1] The settlement of Nerkin Godedzor is in the Vorotan river gorge, at the altitude of 1800 meters. Some petroglyphs are also found close by.
This was a seasonal occupation site used by pastoralists, as this area is covered by snow during the winter. There are some indications that the occupation here started already in the last quarter of the 5th millennium BC but, according to radiocarbon dates, the main activities took place during the time frame between 3650 and 3350 cal. BC.[2]
About 15km east of Godedzor, near Sisian, is located a prehistoric archaeological site of Carahunge known as the 'Armenian Stonehenge'. It was discovered in 1994, and the age of these megalithic monuments may go back to the Bronze Age or earlier.
- ^ Patel Avetisyan, Christine Chataigter, Gillio Palumbi 2006, The results of the excavations in Nerkin Godedzor (2005–2006) Preliminary report. - academia.edu
- ^ Giulio Palumbi 2021, Early pastoralism and natural resource management: recent research at Godedzor. in On salt, copper and gold. Catherine Marro, Thomas Stöllner, eds. pp.285-324