<script>add2all('article')</script><img align=left width="100" height="90" src="http://img.tfd.com/IOD/Urartu_Helmet_Fragment_1.jpg"><a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/urartu" style="color:darkblue;font-size:larger;font-weight:bold">Urartu</a><br><br>Urartu was an ancient kingdom of Armenia and the site of a sophisticated agricultural and commercial civilization noted for its advanced metalworking and stonemasonry techniques. Although it flourished from the 13th to the 7th century BCE, the kingdom eventually dissolved after repeated invasions by the Cimmerians, Scythians, and Medes. First mentioned in Assyrian records from the 13th century BCE, many scholars believe the name Urartu is a variation of what Old Testament name? <a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/urartu">More...</a>