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Gegharkunik, Kotayk
Geghasar ridge obsidian
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Flint and stone toolsAlso reported: obsidian, snowflake-textured glass.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: James St. John (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
High Gegham ridge flows quarried for obsidian since the Paleolithic
Documented Gegham obsidian source in archaeometric literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
high altitudeNo roads, summer thunderstorms
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