Welcome

Dear visitor,

The purpose of this page is to provide an open space for honest individuals and academics to furnish their thoughts on the origins of human culture with special focus on Indo-European subjects.

This page openly advocates the Armenian Hypothesis; the thesis that the Armenian Highland is the original homeland of Indo European people and languages.

Advancement of other theories is also welcomed.

Visitors may discuss the contents freely but within respectful boundaries.

The Armenian Hypothesis has concrete support in various academic disciplines such as archeology, modern linguistic analysis as well as genetic sciences.

It is only fair to remind the reader, that the geographic span of what is known as Armenian Highlands is between the three great upland lakes Van, Sevan, Urmia in the middle of which stands majestic Mount Ararat and its fertile plains. Sometimes the boundaries of Armenia naturally extended towards the Black Sea, Mediterranean and the Caspian.


We have to ask the visitor that while discussing such topics, one should always refer to the region as Armenia-Hayasdan and no other approximations are justified such as north Mesopotamia, East Anatolia, South Caucasus or Levant.
The people living there were Armenians speaking Armenian and living as Armenians.
We don't need to invent many names only to avoid using the word Armenia. Such an attitude will also facilitate our task in understanding the past, because there will be much less confusion.

The Armenian Empire during the reign of Armenian King Tigran the Great, 69BC

This unique geographic position allowed Armenia to be a nation builder, giving rise to great centers of civilizations in Mesopotamia, the Fertile Crescent, Anatolia and the Caucasus. Armenia exchanged with these cultures farming and domestication knowledge, arts, languages, architecture, metallurgy and much more.

But every blessing  comes with a curse, this unique position also puts Armenia in the middle of great worldly powers. In 1915, after the defeat of eastern Turks by European powers, the Ottoman Turks annihilated 1.5 million Western Armenians residing in their age-old homeland since times immemorial. They have perished, along with their cultural and genetic traces. Any traces of their monuments have fallen under the hands of the Turks who even to this day do not mention the word Armenia whatsoever their Churches, Temples, Fortresses and places of residence.

Sent on death marches towards the scorching Syrian desert, some Armenians survived and spread their descendants all around the world except for their native homeland where until today they remain exiled but ever determined to protect their homeland and identity. Eastern Armenia finally emerged as an independent state after long years of Soviet assimilation.

Now, Armenia tells the world about its hidden and ancient story, the will to Live Free, is much greater than the deadly strikes of tyranny.


For further readings on the Armenian Highlands
Please visit:
http://www.armenianhighland.com

This page has no affiliation with the authors of the mentioned website, however it is a very well researched repository that even dares to venture beyond mainstream thoughts and touches the subtle psyho-spiritual aspects of Indo-European people.