The Tovuzchay I necropolis (Azerbaijan)
The Tovuzchay I necropolis (Azerbaijan)

Summary/Abstract: This paper, providing a comprehensive research analysis of the Tovuzchay I necropolis, identifies grave types in the area, including those in the Tovuzchay I Necropolis, establishes the date and chronological range of the burials, contains comments regarding the diversity of burial practices and classifies the cultural material. The framing of the Tovuzchay I necropolis among the Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age necropolises of the western part of Azerbaijan is based on the materials retrieved from the site. The Tovuzchay I necropolis is distinguished from other burial sites of the Tovuzchay River Basin and of the entire region by its size, by the burial practices and by the artifacts discovered. The Tovuzchay I Necropolis is located on a hill to the west of the Tovuzchay River, at KP 378 of the BTC ROW between Bozalganli and Alimardanli villages in the Tovuz District. The area is characterized by a series of undulations of the terrain starting from the river terrace. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and South Caucasian Pipeline pipelines cut through the main part of the necropolis. It was this part of the necropolis that produced about 109 burials during the 2004-2005 excavations.

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