"RED HILL" HISTORICAL SITE TO BE FENCED

ARMENPRESS
MAY 13, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, MAY 13, ARMENPRESS: The 40 hectares area around "Red Hill"
(Karmir Blur) historical site located in the territory of "Erebuni"
historical and archeological reserve-museum will be wholly fenced.

Gagik Gyurjyan, director of "Erebuni" reserve-museum, chairman of
"IKOMOS-Armenia" NGO, told Armenpress that after the fencing the
restoration works will start by the time there are relevant financial
means, as well as technologies for a full restoration will be obtained.

The projecting works of the fence have already started. According
to G. Gyurjyan, serious research works have been carried out in the
Red Hill since 1938, many items of cultural-historical value have
been discovered, which give quite rich information about the Urartu
civilization.

Though periodical and active excavations have been carried out
previously, extensive works in this historical site have not been
implemented yet, which, according to G. Gyurjyan, has even contributed
to the full protection of the antiquity of the site.

Yerevan municipality greatly supports the implementation of the
projecting works of the fencing.