During the excavations conducted
in the 70-s of the 19th century a lot of valuables belonged to the Late Bronze
and the Early Iron Ages (the end of 2000 BC-the beginning of 1000) have been
found out. Part of the things found was removed to the museums of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Tbilisi, Baku and Yerevan, and the reminder is represented in Dilijan Geological Museum.
The culture of Dilijan and especially its architecture has become highly
developed in the Middle Ages. During the ancient times, the territory of Dilijan
was known with the name of Hovk. Hovk was a
