With the official permission of the Turkey Republic Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in the territory of Ighdır  Province , archaeological exploration works were carried out with the participation scientific team represented by the scientific staff and Turkish specialists, headed by M.M. Huseynov, the head of which is the doctor of philosophy of the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of ANAS, and the members S.H.Ashurov and B.M.Jalilov. This is not only the first archaeological expedition of Azerbaijani archaeologists to the territory of another country, but also a new direction of joint research between the Republics of Azerbaijan and Turkey.

The first year exploratory research results of five-year project are very important in illuminating the Eastern Anatolia-Azerbaijani archaeology problems. In a short period time, settlements, a city site, a castle and numerous mounds belonging to the Late Chalcolithic-Early Bronze and Middle Bronze periods were recorded, surface materials were collected and the most important of them were handed over to the Igdir Museum. The monuments recorded for the first time are closely related to the monuments of Azerbaijan and in particular, Nakhchivan, and further research will contribute to our shared history with more interesting discoveries. In one of the newly registered monuments, it is planned to carry out extensive archaeological excavations under the guidance of Azerbaijani archaeologists in the coming years.

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