Between October 5 and November 3, Azerbaijani bulldozers carved a road through an historic burial ground, known as the Yerevan Gate cemetery, in Nagorno-Karabakh’s Shushi city, the Caucasus Heritage Watch alerts.
Nestled amidst the trees are at least 78 Armenian-inscribed tombstones dating between 1802 and 1913.
It is unclear how many tombstones were damaged, but research shows that burials covered the area.
The tombstones of women and men, young and old, tell stories of kinship, occupation, faith, status, and more. And they ask that the deceased may rest in peace.
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