The Armenian Highland shows traces of settlement from the
Neolithic era. The Shulaveri-Shomu culture of the central
Transcaucasus region is one of the earliest known prehistoric
culture in the area, carbon-dated to roughly 6000 - 4000 BC.
Another early culture in the area is the Kura-Araxes culture,
assigned to the period of ca. 3300 - 2000 BC, succeeded by the
Georgian Trialeti culture (ca. 3000 - 1500 BC). Excavation
campaigns  Revue archeologique issued a report by M. de Morgan,
on his excavations, and says: I have carefully explored the
prehistoric necropoli of the mountains of Russian Armenia
especially those situated in the forests of the Lelwar, near the
well known copper mines in the countries of Akthala, Allahverdi,
Tehamlouq, Privolnick, etc. By examining with care the
neighborhood of the copper iron made its first appearance in
these regions but my excavations proved bronze industry, I have
discovered only tombs with iron weapons Bronze Age  The main
object of early Assyrian incursions into Armenia