In the second half of the 4th millennium BC, the Early Bronze Age culture of Armenia, known as the Shengavit and Kura-Araxes cultures, emerged. It occupied a vast territory, including the Armenian Highlands and adjacent regions. The main centre of this culture was the Ararat Valley.

Excavations have revealed more than 600 fortress-dwellings and burial grounds dating from the Early Bronze Age.

The exhibition presents:

• Ritual hearths, stands and supports, clay vessels, anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and phallic clay figurines excavated from the archaeological sites of Shengavit, Mokhrablur, Karnut, Harich, Agarak, and Elar.
• A rich and varied assortment of objects excavated from the above-mentioned sites and other monuments, confirming the unique place of the material and spiritual culture created by the indigenous peoples of Armenia in the ancient civilisation of West Asia. In this context, the Early Bronze Age pottery of Armenia is of exceptional value due to the ritual nature of its iconography.
• A reconstruction of an Early Bronze Age dwelling based on the example of Karnut.
• Photographs from the Shengavit excavations, a reconstruction of the dwelling in the form of a picture and animation, and other interactive posters presenting the life of Early Bronze Age society.
• An animated film dedicated to metalworking.