The famous Georgian archaeologist Shota Chartolani led groups of archaeological expeditions in Svaneti for decades. They not only explored many archaeological sites but also carried out permanent excavations of many of them, which were later successfully filtered into the scientific literature.

Das hethitische Bestattungsritual dauerte 13 oder 14 Tage, wobei jeden Tag andere Zeremonien stattfanden. Das königliche Bestattungsritual ist heute als šalliš waštaiš-Ritual bekannt.

Work is dedicated to the bright memory of Ilia Khimshiashvili and to those Georgians who were always strong supporters of the motherland, selflessly tried to popularize Georgian culture abroad, and found peace in the cold soil of the foreign countries.

In the archaeological complexes originating from the area of spread of the Central Transcaucasian culture of the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, we often come across two-toed (mostly) or three-toed, so-called "Forked" weapons, which are mainly represented in burial monuments.