Aztec Ruins National Monument Aztec Ruins National Monument The Aztec Ruins National Monument preserves Ancestral Puebloan structures in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. This national monument is close to both the town of Aztec and the Animas River, and it is about northeast of Farmington, New Mexico. The Salmon Ruins and Heritage Park, which also has Puebloan structures, is about south of the monument. The Aztec ruins date from the 11th to the 13th centuries. American settlers in the 19th century named them the "Aztec ruins" based on their erroneous belief that the Aztec civilization built them. The site
Goblet (17th - 16th centuries BC, Vanadzor) Goblet (17th - 16th centuries BC, Vanadzor) The Goblet from the 17th-16th centuries BC was discovered in Vanadzor, Armenia. It is kept in the History Museum of Armenia's collection under the number 1861-1. The goblet is prepared by a gold tin engraving method. It is spherical, with a hollow stem and wide mouth opening. The center of the stem is surrounded by three pairs of lions facing each other. The images of the animals are made by the engraving method. They have wide open mouths, and tongues marked by two crossing lines. Their tails are long, wrapped around the stem