2,700-Year-Old Street, Oldest in Yerevan, Unearthed

A team of  archaeologists works on the excavation of the 2,700-year-old street

A team of archaeologists works on the excavation of the 2,700-year-old street

YEREVAN (Panarmenan.net)—A team of Armenian, French and Iranian archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be the oldest street in Yerevan dating back 2,700 years in the territory of what once the Urartian city in Erebuni, the leader of the Armenian team Mikayel Badalyan told reporters Thursday.

“This year, a 30-meter-long street with beautiful tiles has been found near the temple of Khaldi in Erebuni museum-reserve. It is 2700 years old,â€

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