Findings of Grape from the Eneolithic Layers of the Getahovit-2 Cave (Ijevan) (Mid 5th Millennium Bc)
Roman Hovsepyan, Irena Kalantaryan DownloadThe finds of grape in the territory of the Republic of Armenia are known from the early agricultural periods, but, in general, these finds are very rare. As a result of the excavations and archaeobotanical studies conducted in the Getahovit-2 cave, two grape pips were found from two different Eneolithic layers dated by the 46th-42nd and 47th– 44th centuries BC - US36 (Structure 148) and US 53. The findings of the Eneolithic period grape from the Getahovit-2 site chronologically follow the Neolithic finds of Aratashen and precede the Eneolithic finds of Areni-1, thus filling the gap in the history of the grapes in the territory of Armenia.
