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Egyptian archeologists also prove Ganja is more than 4000 years old

15 April 2013 08:58 (UTC +04:00)

He said the samples collected in Ganja under the leadership of director of the Library of Alexandria Ismail Serageldin have been taken to Archaeology Center, studies have started.

“We have sent crafts, pottery samples and jewelries, which were collected by Hummer’s brothers in the Ganja River and kept at Ganja State Museum of Ethnography, to Egypt. Through analysis, Egyptian archaeologists confirmed that Ganja is more than 4,000 years old.”

According to Samir Pishnamazzadeh, the first analysis on the age of Ganja city was carried out by the US Smithsonian Institution: “A sample was taken from the banding agent that fastened the stones of walls in Zurnabad area and sent to the Smithsonian Institution for chemical analysis. According to the results, it was found out that Ganja is 4,000 years old.”

Pishnamazzadeh said that on April 25, an archaeological research team from the US will arrive in Azerbaijan and conduct studies on the age of the city.

It has been believed that Ganja has a 2500 - year history up to now.