Cilician Armenia to King Arthur's Britain
Tintigal castle and ruins, the birthplace of the legendary King Arthur is currently being excavated by archaeologists who found pottery shards from the area of Armenian Cilicia and the Armenian Gulf on the Southern coast of Asia Minor. The fragments are from a wine amphorae and further evidence the vast seafaring capabilities of Armenian seatrade in the first millenium. Armenia is credited with introducing viniculture from the Near East westward into Europe. The Areni cave in Armenia contains the world's oldest winery. A vast storage room of wine amphorae and storage vessels were also excavated from Metsamor complex near Armenia's Yerevan.
News reports incorrectly labeled the finding as originating from the anachronism 'Ancient Turkey.'
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