The ancient monuments of Azerbaijan culture show that its roots lie in hoary past. Evidence of this is the cave drawings discovered in Kobustan, the Apsheron peninsula, Kelbadzhar and Gemihaya in Ordubad district. A special scientific interest is shown in two stone moulds for casthing bronze articles, the evedence that the bronze implements and weapons discovered in Azerbaijanian excavation sites were chiefly of local make. This fact has been confirmed by spectral analysis. In burial grounds and sites of former settlements dating to the 4th - 3rd cc. B.C. there have been discovered numerous implements and weapons of iron. Attention is drawn to a large collection of lustreware and glazed ceramics discovered at excavation sites in Balakan, Baku, Barda, Ganja, Shemaha, all existing from medieval times. Glazed ceramics from these cities bears the distinctive traits of that period and embraces in terms of territory a wide range of Oriental countries. At the same time it has many local features. Many items boast a virtuoso technique and subtle elegance which make them veritable gems of Azerbaijanian applied art. Many glazed dishes and cups bear palaeographic inscriptions dating to the 9th - 12th cc., the golden age of the art of ceramics. They have preserved several names of ceramics masters of those days, although unfortunately most of them have remained unknown. The remarkable works of medieval masters are eloquent evidence of the Azerbaijanian people’s original culture.