Thematic training seminars for school-aged children continue to take place at Yerevan City Hall's Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve within the framework of the European Union's Eastern Partnership Culture Programme "Regional Cooperation for the Development of Cultural Heritage" implemented in Georgia, Ukraine, and Armenia.

Participating in the seminars yesterday were 17 students from the public school in the town of Akunk in Kotayk province who were visiting the Erebuni archaeological site for the first time.

They were striking in their knowledge of monuments in the history of Armenia and particularly their village. Many described the conversations heard from their elders — about the artifacts uncovered from near the village; even expressing the opinion that during ancient times there was most likely a cyclopean fortress in the vicinity of the village. One of the students described how her mother and grandmother baked lavash (Armenian flatbread) at home and pass that culture onto the youth.

Seminar participants confessed it was their first time visiting the site and the Erebuni Fortres left an unforgettable impression on them. At the end of the seminar, the teachers assured us that they would try to pass on the knowledge acquired through the seminar to the other students of the school by holding open classes.

[photo caption] Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve