Burial of a tall warrior from 3,800 years old, buried in four tapered areas excavated in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani archaeologists have excavated three, 800-year-old tombs of a towering warrior buried with four starting players in their hands.

The tombs were found in remote areas and Windsweep Plains in Seiranchal, both in Georgia and Armenia and just a few miles from western Azerbaijan. The burial mound, known locally as Kurgan, is located in the historical and cultural reserves of Kesikchidag, known for its natural human caves, castles and early Christian monasteries.

Analysis of the ruins of the male skeletal structure shows that he stood about six feet tall, seven inches (2 meters) when he was living in the Bronze Age around 1800 BC.

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According to translated statements from government authorities, the ancient tombs and ruins were found within a new Kurgan, more than 90 feet (28 m) wide and more than 6.6 feet (2 m) high.

The burial chamber itself was divided into three parts by walls. It included bodies and equipment, including weapons. The other one only kept ceramics. And the third part was empty. The division within the grave may reflect beliefs about the “other world” after death, researchers said in a statement.

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The burial mound was discovered this year in the Keshikchidag Cultural Reserve, far west of Azerbaijan.

Such an ancient burial mound is called Kurgan in Eastern Europe and Central Asia from the Turkish word for “mound.”

Government archaeologists, university scholars and volunteers have been conducting excavations at the Kesikchidag Cultural Reserve for the past five years.

Warrior’s Tomb

The warrior’s body was found in a “semi-variant” position, and he was at the forefront of the bronze.

Bronze ornaments were also found around one of the ankles of men. Other tombs include glass beads, obsidian tools, and “pottery jugs richly decorated with 12 inlaids.” According to the statement, some of the jugs contained remains of animal bones that appeared to have been cooked for posthumous eating by warriors.

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Archaeologists believe the rich style of tombs at the heart of Kurgan indicates that military leaders were buried there.

The dead man in the tomb was buried with a unique bronze spire in his hand.

Researchers also excavated several pottery jugs filled with ruins of cooked animal bones and embedded as food for apparently dead men.

Archaeologists said the tomb style indicates that the man was a warrior and possibly a military leader. In particular, the statement said that he was at the forefront of the bronze he had, a unique “four” style in the region, a rare find.

Azerbaijan boasts hundreds of Kurgans registered in the Bronze Age (3300-1200 BC in this region) and the Iron Age (around 1200-600 BC). At the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, which led the latest excavations.