Owing to World War I and the Armenian Genocide , systematic investigations at Armavir began only in 1927 , under the leadership of Nicholas Marr . Between 1944 and 1970 , the academics Boris Piotrovsky , Giorgi Melikishvili and Igor M. Diakonoff conducted researches at Argishtikhinili . Their translations of Urartian texts contributed enormously to the understanding of Urartu in general , and Argishtikhinili in particular . Between 1962 – 1971 , there were two simultaneous digs at the Argishtikhinili mound under the aegis of the Armenian Institute of Archaeology : one , investigating the remains of ancient Argishtikhinili , was led by A.A. Martirosyan , while the other investigated old Armavir
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Argishtikhinili (ancient city)