Aram TorgomI am a descendant of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide!
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The Hunt For Armenian Treasures
Due to the Genocide and mass deportations of the Armenian population at the end of the Ottoman period, the Armenians abruptly vanished from their historic lands leaving their valuables and ancient cultural monuments to the mercy of the new occupants. Making use of these circumstances, many Turkish fortune-seekers have embarked on a quest for Armenian treasures. Equipped with everything from metal detectors to dowsing rods and encouraged by stories from village elders about the “immense” Armenian wealth hidden in secret places, these treasure hunters have since been searching high and low for the last valuables left by Armenian families during the Genocide and other more antiquated periods.
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