With the support of the State Service of Cultural Heritage Conservation, Development and Rehabilitation under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the employees of the “Keshikchidagh” State historical and cultural reserve constantly participate in the archaeological excavations in the region, and mutual experience is exchanged in this field. One of such studies is the excavations carried out in the Damjili cave in 2015 under the conditions of the tripartite memorandum concluded between the “Avey” State historical and cultural reserve of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Institute of Archeology, Ethnography and Anthropology of ANAS and the Tokyo Museum Institute of Japan. On 22.08.2023, the management and employees of the “Keshikchidagh” State historical and cultural reserve also visited the excavations in order to familiarize themselves with the research. The scientists conducting research here stated that in 1950-53, M.M.Huseynov and S.N. Zamyatin, and in 1955-58 M.Huseynov conducted excavations in the Damjili cave and discovered cultural layers. After 70 years, excavations are resumed here. The members of the expedition talked about the favorable conditions for the first people to live in the stone age, the questions of the reserve employees were answered and it was specially emphasized that the Damjili settlement is one of the only areas in the Caucasus where the cultural layers have not mixed and have been preserved in their sequence. Later, the employees of the reserve got acquainted with the findings and artefacts here. Archaeologists have also noted that the excavations here are valuable resources for colleagues, young historians and masters working in this field.
