Azerbaijan begins excavations in Gabala

Archaeological excavations have commenced in the Azerbaijani town of Gabala, the head of the Gabala expedition of the Archaeology and Ethnography Institute of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences, doctor of historical sciences Gafar Jabiyev told Trend. 

The ruins of the gates of Gabala fortress in Azerbaijan [Credit: Wikipedia]

He said that the excavations in the territory of the Gabala fortress are made by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences with financial support of the Azerbaijani-Korean Association for Cultural Exchange. 

Archaeological Excavations of Gabala fortress [Credit: Wikipedia]

"A fortress is a place where people live for a long time in Gabala," he said. "People lived from I century BC to the XVIII century AD in this area. The city is a place where people lived for 2,000 years." 

Glazed ceramic and ceramic pipe recovered from earlier excavations at Gabala fortress [Credit: Wikipedia]

He expressed confidence that the excavations will help to clarify many obscure aspects of the history of the city. He said that archaeologists, historians, ethnographers and architects take part in the excavations. 

Source: Trend [July 11, 2011]