An attempt at archeological typologization of some monuments connected with the function of transition from the Bronze to the Iron Age in the Transcaucasia

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Pages: 316-332

Abstract:

The archeological monuments of Armenia and the Caucasus from the Bronze and the Iron Age give huge volume of data for the study of the ritual roads phenomenon – both the real and the imitative roads. We have to add to the latter the stone rows, connecting different complexes – lanes of menhirs, a number of funeral monuments. In the article are analyzed, firstly, the roads connecting a settlement with its necropolis, secondly, the roads within the necropolis itself, thirdly, dromoi in the funeral equipments themselves, and the imitative dromoi; in the fourth place, the passageways between the separate chambers of one funeral equipment, etc. The roads leading to sanctuaries are presented in details as well. A special attention is paid to the building technics, used during the creation of those monuments.

Keywords:

Armenia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Bronze Age, Iron Age, ritual roads, dromoi

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