Talk:Hartashen Megalithic Avenue

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The Hartashen avenues are poorly covered in secondary sources and not widely known. They sit in a larger context - although it has not been established that they relate to the context at all. There are a series of cairns and kurgans and perhaps other signs of megalithic activity, but Cassen, referring to Schunke et al., says: Aucune relation archéologique directe n’a été établie par les fouilleurs entre ces contextes funéraires (une trentaine de structures allant de 10 à 50 m de diamètre, à dater probablement de l’âge du Bronze) et les files de stèles qui les encadrent (Schunke et al. 2011). That is,

No direct archaeological relationship has been established by the excavators between these funerary contexts (around thirty structures ranging from 10 to 50 m in diameter, probably date from the Bronze Age) and the rows of steles that frame them.

Cassen posits they are a neolithic monument, but Cassen is a primary source, as is Schunke. The Armenia guide book is all we have that is secondary, and it is not much. I think we are WP:TOOSOON on this article, but I would be reluctant to delete it, as it is an interesting subject. So, the question is whether we have the correct page title and scope. The cairns and kurgans are of undisputed antiquity. The avenue is a stunning feature of the site, but we don't know the extent to which the arrangement, at least, of the avenue is modern. The way the rocks are leaning appears to be a modern feature, for instance. What about a move to Hartashen ancient monuments or similar? Very happy to discuss alternatives. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 10:22, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]