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Archut monuments (monument, tools, valuables)

Monument date
VII-XIV c.
Placement
Previous toponym

In Archut villa­ge, Boyuk Ga­ra­kilsa district, Pambak mahal.

Placement
Current 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.