Claim: Founded in the fifth century, ruined medieval city, Ani, is situated in Turkey's province of Kars near Armenia; sacked by Mongols and devastated by an 1319 earthquake, the city was gradually abandoned with some additional destruction having taken place in 1921 including most of Marr's excavations and repairs.
Evidence: Marr's excavations at Ani resumed in 1904 and continued yearly until 1917.