The archeological excavations in Teghout are still underway. Pavel Avetisyan, Head of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, has told ArmInfo that this year traces of an ancient settlement have been found. Articles made of treated bones have been found at the excavation site.
"The articles have holes and they are currently being restored. To all appearances, the matter concerns wind instruments. If it is really so, it means we have found such an ancient musical instruments for the first time. It dates back to late 2nd millennium BC - early 1st millennium BC," said Avetisyan.
If the archeologists' guesses are confirmed, the fragments of the musical instrument will be sent for analysis and date specification.
The excavations in Teghout have been conducted since 2009 with the financial support of Vallex Group. More than 20 archeological discoveries have been made over the past few years. A medieval smeltery has also been discovered. It demonstrates that the Teghout mine was developed as early as hundreds of years ago.