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The Shirak district, part of the province of Ayrarat, since the 8 century is the domain of the Bagratides, a noble family of Armenia, which rose to power after the Arab domination over the region. The first ‘Golden Age’ of Ani is interrupted when the armies of the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX capture the city in 1045. In spite of these conflicts, the territory remains prosperous and flourishing during the 12 and 13 centuries. Then, the decline of commerce in the region, together with the development of conflicts, leads to the gradual abandonment of the city. In 1921, the treaty of Kars defines the Akhurian River as the new border between Turkey and the Soviet Empire, thus splitting the ancient province in half. The goal of this brief article is to explain how the possibility given through about 15 years to a French archaeological team, including historians, archaeologists and architects, to work in the different parts of the ancient Shirak Region, torn apart by modern history, has made possible to rise new questions and to sketch new interpretations of his ancient history, based on the study of less considered or almost forgotten monuments, along the boundary river. This work focused on the results of investigation of several fortified sites and ruined churches in the Akhurian valley, Dashtadem and Aruch, and it has been the occasion for new collaboration with Armenian scholars.

Armenian Medieval Architecture along Boundary Akhurian River. French Researches in Turkey and Armenia