Giant stone monuments older than Stonehenge were built by an ancient ‘water cult’, archaeologists say - It remains a mystery ...

For instance, fish-shaped stones dominate the highest elevations, near natural springs fed by melting snow. Whereas ...

Scientists group these dragon stones into three main types: fish-shaped, hide shaped, and hybrid. Fish-shaped stones tend to appear at higher spots near mountain springs, while hide-shaped stones ...

A selection of photographs from the illustrated history book, “The Armenian Highland,” has been published in a newly released 2026 wall calendar. The calendar features 18 color photographs from ...

Archeologists say they have finally cracked the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved monoliths scattered across high-altitude volcanic slopes and pastures where no ...

The Khor Virap Monastery, located south-east of Yerevan, offers a famous photo setting: The holy Mount Ararat, the peak where Noah's Ark is said to have touched land after the Biblical great flood.

Birthright Armenia aims to strengthen ties between the homeland and Diasporan youth by affording them an opportunity to be a part of Armenia’s daily life and to contribute to Armenia’s development ...

Archeologists have discovered the easternmost Roman aqueduct in the ancient world in Armenia. The aqueduct was unfinished, and likely the product of a brief period in the second century CE of direct ...

WATERTOWN — When celebrating Vartavar, there is no such thing as a no-splash zone. Everyone gets wet. That’s the point of this ancient and joyous Armenian custom: to get drenched and, in turn, drench ...

The Armenian documenting the ancient cross-stones scattered across the farmland and forests of his home country. Sevak Arevshatian has never stepped foot outside Armenia, but the history enthusiast ...

Archaeologists have discovered remains of a Roman arched aqueduct during excavation work on the Hellenistic royal city of Artashat-Artaxata in ancient Armenia. It is the easternmost arched aqueduct in ...