2006 Volume 16 Wooden ploughing implement from Kulevi settlement Entry date: 2010-01-08 Author(s): Leri Jibladze, Nugzar Papuashvili |
On the Kulevi settlement in IV cultural layer (2nd half of II mill. B.C.) handeld wooden plougher was discovered. It finds nearest parallels with wooden ploughing implements from Pichori and Choloki settlements (end of the II mill. B.C.) and also with the known ploughing implements of that type in the Middle East and Europe. |
2006 Volume 16 Early medieval cemeteries of Abkhazia and main types of burials Entry date: 2007-01-27 Author(s): Irma Berdzenishvili |
Early medieval Burials in Abkhazia mainly were uncovered near settlements, churches and inside of churches. |
2006 Volume 16 Some chronological issues of North-western Colchian cemeteries Entry date: 2007-01-27 Author(s): Nino Dolidze |
In North-west Colchis during Late Bronze Early Iron Age we can find collective and individual burials. These are represented by two types: pit-tupes and jar burisls (ossuariums). In the first type we can differ various forms of graves with different burial ritual: inhumational, crematory and secondary burials. We observed mostly oblong and oval pit-type inhumational burials; in the rectangular types of graves we can see full or partial cremations; in ovel-type graves however there are secondary burial traditions. Secondary burial mode presents mostly in jar graves. |
2006 Volume 16 City of Zhinvani and Dariali Pass Highway Entry date: 2007-01-27 Author(s): Kakhi Tsereteli |
In the XII century the main reason for building the city of Zhinvani is beleaved the necessity of controlling the strategicaly highly important Dariali highway by the Westen and Eastern Kingdom. According to our observations the mentioned highway long before appearance of Jhinvani was controlled by Kakheti Kingdom, which is witnessed by powerful fortification system along the road in the VIII-IX cc. |