Eastern Asia Minor and the Caucasus
in Remote and Classical Antiquity

Prehistory



The Early History of Indo-European Languages, by Thomas V. Gamkrelidze and V.V. Ivanov.

Archaeology in the USSR (excerpts) by A. L. Mongait.

The Rock Carvings of the Ghegham Mountain Range of Armenia, by H. A. Martirossian and H. R. Israelian.

The Pre-history of the Armenian People, The Historical Situation in Western Asia at the Beginning of the Bronze Age (excerpts) by Igor M. Diakonoff.

Diakonoff, Map 1. Schematic Map of Western Asia in the 3rd through the Beginning of the 2nd Millennia B.C. (Ethnic situation).

The Chronology of the Caucasus during the Early Metal Age: Observations from Central Trans-Caucasus by Giorgi L. Kavtaradze.

Early Trans-Caucasian Culture (excerpts) from The Peoples of the Hills by Charles Burney and David Marshall Lang.

Armenia, Subartu and Sumer (First three chapters, pp. 1-81) by Martiros Kavoukjian.

V. Gordon Childe's The Most Ancient East, The Oriental Prelude to European Prehistory. Download in pdf format here (11 MB).

V. Gordon Childe's The Dawn of European Civilization. Download in pdf format here (26 MB).


Wikipedia Articles:

Kura-Araxes Culture
Prehistoric Armenia
Armens
Hayasa-Azzi
Colchis


Mythology

Eastern Asia Minor and the Caucasus in Ancient Mythologies by Robert Bedrosian
Soma among the Armenians by Robert Bedrosian

Armenian Mythology by Mardiros Ananikian
Iranian Mythology by Albert J. Carnoy
Indian Mythology by A. Berriedale Keith


Art History

Metropolitan Museum of Art (N.Y.) Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History Eastern Asia Minor and the Caucasus 8000-2000 B.C.


The Transition from Ape to Man, by Frederick Engels.

Ancient Society, by Lewis H. Morgan.

Edward Burnett Tylor's Primitive Culture. Download in pdf format here: volume 1 (12.5 MB); and volume 2 (9.1 MB).

A. L. Kroeber's Three Essays on the Antiquity and Races of Man. Download in pdf format here: Three Essays on the Antiquity and Races of Man (2.5 MB).


*Note: Because of their large size, some of these texts have been divided into multiple files for fast display. Use the CONTINUE link at the bottom of each page to advance.


Classical Antiquity Menu
Historical Sources Menu
History Workshop Menu