ARCHEOLOGISTS FOUND OUT RUINS OF ANCIENT CITY
As was informed to correspondent of AzerTAj at the Institute, the city territory of which makes about 9 hectares, surround majestic fortifications height of which reaches 15-16 meters. During research it has been established, that the fortifications consisting of several layers, have been constructed in step style from a crude brick which structure includes a straw mix. During the preliminary prospecting search carried out under the direction of archeologist Gafar Jabiyev, there has been found a rich cultural layer thickness of which reaches 1,4 meters characteristic for the cities of the early Middle Ages. Unfortunately, as a result of numerous long-term plowing, territory for crops of cotton, grain and grapes, the top layer of 0,5-0,6 meters have been entirely destroyed, by thickness of the cultural layer, thus, many most unique historical subjects which have appeared on surface, passing from hands in hands, have been lost.
During prospecting search on depth of 0,5-1,4 meters, there have been found out ruins of streets, houses, the rests of the centers, furnaces and other objects of industrial purpose, and also other numerous samples of material culture - various kind ceramics without enamel, industrial waste products, metal and glass subjects. Ruins testify that construction basically was conducted with use of river stone, crude, and in part – of brick. Among the findings, it is found out characteristic for the important religious - public buildings of this period of stone column. Researchers believe, that this place corresponds to the city of Mehrevan based during arrival to Albania of the Mehranids. Geographical coordinates also testify to this. After conquer of the territory of Azerbaijan by the army of Caliphate, the name of this city in historical sources was not mentioned. The said version also corresponds to notes of the medieval historian Musa Kalankatuklu about the basis of the city of Mehrevan. He writes, that the founder of Mehranids dynasty, Mehran being afraid of revenge by the Sasanid governor Khsrov II, has decided to run on the north together with his people in 30 thousand families and to be united with the Khazars.
Under the description of the historian this territory was hilly and possessed a temperate climate.
Taking into account value of recently found out ruins of city in studying some questions, in our history, the Academic Council of the Institute has decided to continue there archeological researches.
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