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In the highlands of Armenia, thousands of metres above sea level, sit hundreds of menhirs known locally as vishaps or dragon stones. These ancient megalithic monuments are carved to look like either fish or bovid hides or a combination of the two. Research suggests they date to the Chalcolithic and that they are associated with other archaeological features, as well as prehistoric irrigation systems. Now a new paper published in the journal npj heritage science suggests that they may have been erected by a water cult more than six thousand years ago. #ancient #ancienthistory #megalithic ✨ IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 Introducing Armenia's Highland Vishaps 00:52 Armenia’s Ancient History 05:27 Analysing the Vishaps ✨ JOIN MY CHANNEL    / @megalithhunter   ✨ FOLLOW ME ON SOCIALS BlueSky: @MegalithHunter.bsky.social ✨ REFERENCES Gurzadyan, V., Bobokhyan, A. Vishap stelae as cult dedicated prehistoric monuments of Armenian Highlands: data analysis and interpretation. npj Herit. Sci. 13, 435 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-025-01... ✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS Google Earth Locations CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Figures from the paper referenced above CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Kura–Araxes pottery fragments and obsidian from the Shengavit settlement, credit: XenonX88  Map of Uratu, credit: Sémhur  Zorats Karer hole in megalith, credit: Marcin Konsek Vishap reused as a lintel in the cathedral of Avon, credit: Beko Front of fish vishap in Yerevan, credit: Alina.Parazyan Geghama Mountains vishaps, credit: Karen Tokhatyan Fish vishap in Yerevan, credit: Alina.Parazyan Vishap at Kristapor, credit: Albero CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Karashamb goblet, credit: Yerevantsi CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Vishap on slopes of Mount Aragats, credit: Beko Two vishaps, credit: Toneyan Metsamor site, credit: uncredited Vishap with a snow-covered Mount Aragats in the background, credit: uncredited CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Armenian highlands, credit: ahmet soyak  CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Vishap not in original location, credit: Hayk CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Vishap on Mount Aragats, credit: Vahe Martirosyan Davthashen, Vishap, credit: Vahe Martirosyan Zorats Karer, credit: Rita Willaert  Yeghegnadzor, Vishap, credit: Vahe Martirosyan