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3,000-Year-Old Copper-Smelting Complex in Georgia Is the Largest Found in Ancient Colchis
Archaeologists working in western Georgia have uncovered a 3,000-year-old metallurgical complex described as the largest Bronze Age copper workshop yet discovered in the ancient region of Colchis. The site lies near the village of Doghurashi in Tsageri Municipality, within the mountainous district of Lechkhumi. Laboratory analysis conducted at the University of Oxford dates the complex…
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Bronze Sun Disk and Painted Clay Plaques Discovered in Georgia’s Highlands
A finely decorated bronze sun disk and rare painted clay plaques discovered on Georgia’s Javakheti Plateau are shedding new light on a little-explored highland region of the South Caucasus. At first glance, the high volcanic plateau of Javakheti, in southern Georgia, appears inhospitable. Long winters, sparse vegetation, and elevations rising above 2,000 meters define a…
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Rare 9th–10th Century Helmet and Chain-Mail Unearthed at Rustavi Fortress — A First for the South Caucasus
Archaeologists in Georgia have unearthed a remarkable relic of medieval warfare — a full chain-mail shirt and an iron helmet with a facial guard — during excavations at the ancient fortress of Rustavi. The 9th–10th century armor, found inside the fortress’s sixth chamber, marks the first discovery of its kind in the entire South Caucasus.…