- Monument date
- VII-XIV c.
- PlacementPrevious toponym
In Archut village, Boyuk Garakilsa district, Pambak mahal.
- PlacementCurrent toponym
Pambak mahal is called Gugark.
- Classification
Archaeological monument
- Current situation
Archut village is a village inhabited by Armenians after the 1988 deportation. Armenian elements were added to many of the customs there and Armenianized. What they could not appropriate was destroyed.
- Information
Azerbaijanis lived there until 1988. In 1988, there were 655 dwellings. The population was 6545 people. During the archaeological excavations (these excavations were not purposeful, but they were discovered during the construction works), cultural monuments, discovered dwellings - houses, cemeteries, household items, agricultural tools, various types of weapons, pottery, and jewelry were discovered. The graves found in the ancient cemetery in the area called "Aydashi" in the northwest of the village and the beads, bracelets, stone axes, spearheads, etc. taken from those graves suggest that they belonged to the primitive communal period. Jug graves, pottery, and various household items made of clay were found in the area where the Garadolagli sacred place is located. It should also be noted that Armenian scientists came here with great interest during the excavation work. After getting acquainted with the church here, the cross and the stone inscription on it, they insisted on breaking that stone inscription and even noted that it has nothing to do with the Armenian church. They said that this large cemetery belongs to the Oghuz. They insisted that the Oghuz had no connection with the Turks (ed: - Azeri Turks) .
The toponyms here also prove that Turkish tribes lived in that area and led a sedentary life. The toponyms of "Boyuk Nalband" hill and "Kichik Nalband" hill show that the fields of agriculture, such as cattle breeding and farming, are also widely developed here. The monument here and the objects found during the excavation confirm that Archut village is an ancient Azerbaijani homeland.
