CHATAIGNER , Christine

The settlement of Godedzor is located at 1,800 m asl in the region of Syunik (south-easternArmenia). Previous studies have highlighted the strategic position of the site in connection toboth east to west and north to south routes of communication and in relation to the proximityto the main obsidian outcrops of the region. Excavations at...

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The Lesser Caucasus in Armenia is an active volcanic and tectonic zone which resulted from the collision of the Arabian and the Eurasian plates since Neogene times. The During Quaternary, Lesser Caucasus was uplifted (0.3 mm/yr; Mitchell and Westaway, 1999) and experienced extensional tectonics times. Large lakes developed in graben structures....

Plio-Pleistocene diatomitic sequences in the Shamb paleo-lake (South Armenia, Lesser Caucasus) offer a rare opportunity to give new insights on the paleo-climate of Western Asia. We present an integrated palynological, 40Ar/39Ar geochronologic and magnetostratigraphic study for the most complete section in the sedimentary deposits of the Shamb...

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