THE AGARAK JAR BURIALS IN ARAGATSOTN:PRELIMINARY REPORT
Journal: History Archeology and Ethnography of the Caucasus
Year: 2023

The Classical-period burials at the site of Agarak are typologically diverse, including such forms as cist/stone chests, rock-cut tombs, simple ground burials, and jar burials. The last burial type appears frequently in the Hellenistic period of the region, and by the first centuries AD, it is widespread at settlements across Armenia (e.g. Artashat, Garni, Dvin, Vagharshapat, Avan, Shirakavan, Beniamin, Artsakh Tigranakert, etc.), and in the mortuary complexes of neighboring Georgia and Caucasia