Long-lost Medieval Spring Uncovered at 17th-century Tatev Monastery

Long-lost Medieval Spring Uncovered at 17th-century Tatev Monastery

Archaeologists have uncovered a medieval water spring at the Great Monastery of Tatev, a structure whose exact location had remained unknown for more than a century, Armenia’s History and Cultural Heritage Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports reported. The spring was mentioned by 19th-century authors, including ethnographer Yervand Lalayan, but its precise location had long remained uncertain because most of …

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Archaeologists have uncovered a medieval spring at the Great Hermitage of Tatev, a 17th-century Armenian monastery whose exact location within the complex had been unknown for more than a century. The find was reported by the Scientific Research Center for Historical and Cultural Heritage, which operates under Armenia’s Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports. The spring was mentioned by 19th-century authors, among them the ethnograph…