PAZYRYK Gesellschaft - eingetragener Verein

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Pazyryk Gesellschaft

One of the oldest known knotted carpets was discovered in 1949 by the team of Prof. S. J. Rudenko in a sensational archaeological site in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia. During the excavation of the grave site of a Scythian prince, they found a carpet with a quite sophisticated pattern. It had been frozen in ice and thus preserved in its original state.
The Pazyryk Carpet (click here to enlarge) This "Pazyryk Carpet", named after the valley in which it was found, dates from the fourth or third century BC and is on display in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. It was chosen as the emblem and name for the first registered German non-profit organization having as its purpose the furthering of interest and Oriental carpets and textiles.