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divided into sectors of various shape and figure. Findings of III site confirm
thoroughly this thought. General view of the site proves clearly existence of
craftsmen shops or workshops along with dwelling houses there. Investigators
consider that “natural geographical condition of the area, economy occupation of
population, construction materials and technics, public life and family standards
played definable role” in establishment of houses. As it is seen from the
construction remnants, stone rivers were used in building of Agsu houses
as a basic
material. House types like “shirvani” and “salyani” characteristic for the area in
Shirvan were widely spred. However, salyani house was more distinctive for
Shirvan Plain.
It is noted in scientific literature that houses were built on the basis at 80-90
centimeter height in Shirvan Plain. According to ethnograph Arif Mustafayev, this
eliminates humidity on one hand, on the other hand diminishes stuffiness in
summer by creating “sail” condition for internal space of the house. Ceiling of
houses built from raw brick was made of stone in order prevent the walls'
becoming humid. This construction tradition is preserved in Shirvan up to now.
The basis of the houses in archaeological excavation area is 70-80 sm and wall
thickness is 90 sm coincided with the capacity noted in scientific Wterature. Such
thickness of the wall was calculated for houses' security for anti-seismic purpose.
A tree girdle (stool) was made amongst 4-5 laying rows in houses there
since Shirvan was a seismic area. Display of tree girdles from IV site was natural
and characteristic for the zone's houses.
Fish dorsal shape of cover roof of houses was characteristic for low-lying
villages of Shirvan. Arif Mustafayev thinks that opportunities of construction
material of low-lying villages played a decisive role in establishment of such roof.
The roof of houses made in fish dorsal shape were planked with reed and a thin
ground layer poured over it. Display of too much reed traces during ar-chaelogical
excavations proves that reed was used in cover of houses' back part. The house's
roof was forged with a special tool and fortified to provide its protection from rainy
water and precipitations. It was called “dam dashi” (roof stone), “damdoyen”
(forging roof) and “diyirgoz” amid the nation. Finding roof stone from the
archaeological excavation area confirms this thought and substantiates containing
of roof cover of large number of houses in Agsu area of ground. Roof stone was
usually made cylindrically hewed from rocky stone. Both sides of its main parts
were worn a handle and put in action being rotated. The handles were made of
trees. Switches of the tree were cut and being stripped of its bark burnt over fire. Its
end was circular wrapped and nailed. The circular part is pulled on to projection of
the roof stone intended for handle and puts it in action.
While paying attention to houses discovered in the area of archaeological
excavations it was defined that almost most of them were a single-room. It was
however characteristic for whole Azerbaijan motivated by leading home