On February 10, the History Museum of Armenia hosted a lecture entitled “Metsamor at the crossroads of transit trade in the middle of the 2nd millennium BC,” which was conducted by Ashot Piliposyan, archaeologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor. During the speech, he presented the ancient values of Metsamor, which represent the trade and economic ties of the early state formation of the Ararat Valley with the powerful state formations of the Ancient Near East.