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2008 Volume 20 Workshop of the flint composite sickles near the Sasighnagho stream Entry date: 2007-01-27 Author(s): Vazha Varazashvili |
გასული საუკუნის 70-იანი წლების დასაწყისში კახეთის არქეოლოგიურმა ექსპედიციამ დაზვერვების დროს სოფ. არაშენდასთან (გურჯაანის რაიონი) შეკრიბა მცირე ზომის ანატკეც-ლამელები. კოლექციამ რამდენიმე ასეულს მიაღწია. |
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2008 Volume 20 Roman mirror from Mtskheta 905 nekropolis Entry date: 2007-01-27 Author(s): Temur Todua |
Roman silver mirror was found in nekropolis #905 of Mtskheta. The mirror of spherical shaoe is casted and horizontal-Hendled types. The scene displayed on the surface of the mirror shows one of the episodes so widely spread in the Greko-Roman World, i.e. when Dionysus falls in love with sleeping Ariadne who was left on the island of Naxos be Theseus. The handle is treated in a form of man’s fingeres. The mirror of 15-16 sm in diameter. |
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2008 Volume 20 The fortification system of Nokalakevi-Archaeopolis Entry date: 2007-01-27 Author(s): Niko Murgulia |
The Nokalakevi site, known as Archaeopolis in Byzantine 6th century sources, (Senaki district, west Georgia), had one of the strongest fortification systems among the Caucasian monuments belonging to the early medieval period. |
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2008 Volume 20 Early Middle Ages Sculptural Monuments from Abkhazia Entry date: 2007-01-27 Author(s): Irma Berdzenishvili |
The article is dedicated to sculptural monuments of Early Christian period revealed in the territory of Abkhazia. A variety of architectural details with Christian symbols and themes expressed on them are presented in the mentioned region. 26 monuments of Early Christian period are known to be built in the mentioned time period. First of all should be mentioned the ancient Christian centre in the Black Sea eastern littoral - Bichvinta that is a complex of monuments of immense interest. Though the monuments of Early Christian period discovered in Sokhumi, Anakopia, Mramba, Tsebelda, Kulamba, Dranda, Gagra and so on are of no less importance. |