Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab

Why it mattersKey Bronze Age cyclopean → Molokan settlers 1920 earthwork with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 1500 BCE cyclopean wall

Period

Bronze Age (1500 BCE cyclopean) reused 19th Molokan

Culture

Bronze Age cyclopean → Molokan settlers 1920

Purpose

Cyclopean hillfort terrace with Molokan farm ruins

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1913

Excavation

Unexcavated

1. 1890 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab

2. c. 1500 BCE cyclopean wall

   Initial construction / first occupation at Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab

3. c. 800 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab

• Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab — Principal Rampartrampartrampart at Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab — outlier feature40.5882° N · 43.9971° E
• Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab — Northern Ditchditchditch at Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab — hydraulic feature40.5877° N · 43.9978° E
• Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab — Entrance Annex 3entranceentrance at Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab — outlier feature40.5892° N · 43.9965° E