rat ash en ; ▁also , ▁Art ash en ; ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Z ey va ▁Hay i ▁– ▁meaning ▁" Ar men ian ▁Z ey va ", ▁Z ey va , ▁Bol ’ sh aya ▁Z ey va ▁and ▁N erk in - Z ey va ) ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁Arm av ir ▁Province ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Ar ar at ▁plain . ▁ ▁Arch ae ology ▁A ▁ne ol ith ic - ch al col ith ic ▁tell ▁is ▁located ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁occupation ▁phase ▁at ▁Ar at ash en ▁was ▁pre cer am ic , ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁ 6 5 0 0 ▁B CE . ▁Par alle ls ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁Trans - C au cas ia , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁Mes op ot am ia , ▁especially ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁construction ▁techniques ▁and ▁the ▁l ith ic ▁and ▁b one ▁tools . ▁ ▁Also ▁the ▁pot tery , ▁after ▁it ▁appears , ▁is ▁somewhat ▁similar . ▁The ▁best ▁par alle ls ▁are ▁with ▁K ul ▁Te pe ▁of ▁N akh iche van ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁northern ▁Near ▁East , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁lower ▁levels ▁of ▁H aj ji ▁Fir uz ▁Te pe , ▁at ▁Dal ma ▁Te pe , ▁and ▁at ▁T il ki ▁Te pe . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh ula ver i - Sh om ute pe ▁culture , ▁that