Musical archeology is one of the most interesting trends in archeology. Monuments of art, the study of musical culture can be studied by becoming acquainted with such a direction as musical archeology.
Musical instruments, their history and development interested many scientists of the world, including Armenian. Famous Armenian musicologist and violinist A.M. Tsitsikian was interested in the emergence and development of musical stringed stringed instruments in Armenia.
Armenia is the oldest country, widely known for its musical culture. On the slopes of the mountains of great Armenia - Aragats, Yeghegnadzor, Vardenis, Syunik, Sisian, rock drawings of people were found, whose life was accompanied by music.
Interesting finds: violin and kamancha
The great Armenian poet, philosopher, representative of the early Armenian Renaissance Narekatsi more in the X century, mentioned such a string-stringed instrument, like a violin or as in Armenia they call jutak.
The city of Dvin is the medieval capital of beautiful Armenia. During the excavations of this city, Armenian archeologists discovered the most interesting finds. Among them, the violin X-XI centuries and qamancha IX-X centuries, which were found in 1960.
Great attention is drawn to the vessel, which dates from the XI century. Sapphire-violet glass with beautiful patterns sets it apart from all vessels. This vessel is interesting not only for the archeologist, but also for the musician. It depicts a musician who sits on the carpet and plays the stringed musical instrument. This tool is very interesting. It is the size of a viola, and the body is similar to the shape of a guitar. The bow bent in the shape of a bow is a bow. Holding the bow is combined shoulder and side method, which are inherent in the West and East.
Many confirm that this is the image of the predecessor of the violin, called fidel. Of the stringed - musical instruments in Dvina, kamancha was also discovered, which is also a valuable exhibit for instrumental science. Armenia aspires to the origin of stringed musical instruments.
Other interesting musical instruments
The most interesting finds also refer to the period of the existence of the kingdom of Van. In Karmir Blur, archaeologists found bowls that were stacked into each other. There were 97 of them. Bowls with their sound qualities served man as ritual objects. Prerequisites for the appearance of lutes appeared in the Armenian Highlands. In the relief images of the Hittite kingdom, in the country of Hayas (Little Armenia), the image of the lute is preserved.
The most interesting finds, including the lute of the middle of the II millennium BC, were also found in the Lchashen barrows. In Artashat a lute was displayed in a terracotta of the Hellenistic period. They were depicted both in the Armenian miniature and on medieval stone gravestones.
During the excavations of Garni and Artashat three pipes were found, which were made of bone. 3-4 holes were kept on them. The earliest examples of wind musical instruments are depicted on silver bowls in Karashamba.
Armenian scholars are still interested in musical archeology along with the rich heritage of Armenian folklore.
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