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Also
known as Karahunj, Angelakoth, and just Zorakar, the ancient monument of
Zorakarer is an equivalent to England's Stonehenge, only older and cruder.
All Armenia, and especially the mountainous region of Zangezur, is rich in
beautiful remains of prehistoric times. In the various regions of the
province of Sisian are found many megalithic monuments, which are among
the oldest structures in stone. Examples of this megalithic culture are
the dolmens and the arrangements of menhirs at Angelakoth which belong to
the second millennium B.C.
Leaving Sisian on the road NNE from the center of town, climb up the hill,
then turn hard left where you see the rusting steel umbrellas. This road
will lead you in a couple of km to Zorakarer, a Bronze Age
settlement/cemetery site left of the road, around whose large chamber
tombs are a series of standing stones, some with holes pierced in them.
It is universally assumed that this is an early observatory, though the
alignment is not ideal for the purpose. |
