An Armenian-French archaeological expedition has begun excavations of the early medieval complex in Armenia’s Pemzashen village, the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography reports.

A few days ago, an Armenian-French archaeological expedition (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography: Arman Nalbandyan, Université Lumière Lyon 2: Anne Flammin, Anne Baud) began excavations of the early medieval complex in Pemzashen.

The work is being carried out within the framework of the ANR FACE (From the Achaemenid to Christian Era) project, the aim of which is to reveal the interconnection of the buildings built in different periods of the complex through test excavations and to clarify their construction horizons.

University students from Armenia and France are participating in the excavations.

The work is already yielding remarkable results.

At the same time, numerous architectural details and individual parts of the monuments are being studied and measured.

Laser and topographic measurements of the structures, as well as photography, are also being carried out.