Lchashen–Metsamor culture
Lchashen-Metsamor culture (Armenian: Լճաշեն-մեծամորյան մշակույթ) is an archeological culture of the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age (1500-700 BC) in the South Caucasus. It was mainly spread in areas of present-day Armenia. Lchashen-Metsamor pottery was also found in the Ağrı Province of Turkey and in southern Georgia.
| Geographical range | South Caucasus |
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| Period | Late Bronze Age, Iron Age |
| Dates | circa 1,500 B.C.E. — circa 700 B.C.E. |
| Major sites | Metsamor, Lchashen |
| Preceded by | Trialeti–Vanadzor culture |
| Followed by | Etiuni, Urartu |
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