Ovçular Tepesi

Ovçular Tepesi is an ancient settlement located at the northern end of Dizə, Sharur village in Sharur District of Azerbaijan, on the left bank of Arpa [1]. The monument is located on a natural hill [1]. The area of the monument is about 10 hectares [1]. The characteristic feature of the site is that the Kura-Araxes layer is not covered by any cultural layers of later periods [1]. At Ovcular, three large copper axes were found in an infant burial jar, coming from Late Chalcolithic occupation levels (4400–3950 BC) [1]. The gold necklace of the Eneolithic/Chalcolithic period was discovered in 2008 near the village of Dize, Sharur district of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic during archaeological excavations in the ancient settlement of Ovçular Təpəsi [1]. The necklace is the oldest piece of jewellery found in the South Caucasus [1].