10-ROOM BATHHOUSE, APOLLO’S TEMPLE DISCOVERED IN ARTASHAT

News | 01.11.12 | 13:42

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President Serzh Sargsyan visiting the “Shengavit” excavation site

A 10-room bathhouse has been discovered in Artashat’s ancient
settlement over the last 9 years, according to a head of the
archaeological expedition.

Zhores Khachatryan said at a news conference on Wednesday that the
bathhouse dating back to Antique period symbolized the might of the
state, reported PanArmenian.net.

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The floor in 2 out of 10 rooms is covered with colored mosaic. A
mosaic shaped like a person’s face and a word “VER” (Spring) were
discovered in one of the rooms suggesting some connection to a worship
of the Spring.

The archeologist also stressed the importance of a building discovered
during excavations which served as a market, as well as a foundation
of Apollo’s temple.

On Wednesday President Serzh Sargsyan visited the excavation site in
the province of Ararat as well as similar sites in Yerevan called
“Shengavit” and “Erebuni” where he got acquainted with the work
conducted by archeologists.