Armenia uniquely hosts both megalithic “dragon stones” and early cyclopean walls, a overlap absent in Europe, hinting at a cultural transition or hybridization rooted in the Caucasus.
Unique Co‑habitation of Megalithic and Cyclopean Cultures
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📍 Armenian Plateau
Key facts
- Armenia is the only known region where megalithic stone structures (dragon stones, “Noah’s anchors”) coexist with early cyclopean walls.
- Elsewhere in Europe the megalithic phase disappears before cyclopean construction begins.
- This overlap suggests a possible cultural transition or hybridization that originated in the Caucasus.
Sources
[PDF] TÜBA-ARtuba.gov.tr
concentration of megalithic monuments known as vishaps (“dragon stones”). This paper illustrates a workflow that has allowed us to detect archaeologically ...
[PDF] History of the Caucasuslib.ysu.am
... cULtUrEs: FrOM thE nEOLithic tO thE irOn AgE. 37. Erect stones standing up to 5 metres high, which in Armenia are called vishap, dragon stones or serpent ...
History of the Caucasus Volume 1: At the Crossroads of Empires ...dokumen.pub
Erect stones standing up to 5 metres high, which in Armenia are called vishap, dragon stones or serpent stones. The cigar-shaped vishap stones symbolize the ...
Borders in Archaeology: Anatolia and the South Caucasus Ca. 3500 ...dokumen.pub
2018 “New evidence on dragon stones and ritual landscapes on Mount Aragats, Armenia,” in Context and Connection. Studies on the Archaeology of the Ancient ...
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