Ərəb Yengicə
Etymology
The name of Ərəbyengicə (Arabyengidzha) village made out from the words of ərəb (etno-name) and yengicə (new, fresh) means "new Arab village, or the new founded Arab village".
Historical and archaeological monuments
Ərəbyengicə
Ərəbyengicə is an ancient settlement in Sharur region. It is located south of the village of Ərəbyengicə (Erebyengicesi), about 200 meters north from the Araz River.
The area of the monument approximately is 0.8 hectares. During the farm works, the monument were badly damaged and only remained a central part in 80–90 cm of height.
The collected materials here show the existence of cultural layers of the Eneolithic and Kura–Araxes culture. Because of the Eneolithic ceramic fragments made from clay are small, it is not possible to determine the exact forms of pots. The edge of the mouth of the pots is cut straight. There are examples of both well and poorly fired vessels. Surfaces were slightly smoothed. In general, the ceramic is close to the materials of Kultepe I. In the settlement, the remains of obsidian have been found. The settlement belongs to the 4th and 3rd millenniums BC.
Chaff-faced and chaff-tempered ware has been found here. Sometimes this pottery also has combed surfaces; it is typical of the Late Chalcolithic of Southern Azerbaijan, and of Nakhchivan region. It is also found in north-western Iran. Similar pottery is found at Kültepe I, Khalaj, Sederek, and Kul Tepe of Marand in Iran.
References
- ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 193. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
- ^ Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.
- ^ Akbar Abedi, Behrooz Omrani and Azam Karimifar, Fifth and fourth millennium BC in north-western Iran: Dalma and Pisdeli revisited, in: Documenta Praehistorica XLII, 2015, p.323 - academia.edu