Archaeology of Georgia (5th century BC-5th century AD)
ed. by Gela Gamkrelidze - გელა გამყრელიძე (პროექტის ხელმძღვანელი)The present work mainly refers to the problems of Archaeology of Georgia (in the Caucasus)
during the period from 5thcentury BC to 5thcentury AD. On the basis of researches of new
Archaeological data and written sources the history/culture of Georgia (resp. Iberia-Colchis) of
mentioned period is studied. The graphical reconstructions of archaeological material is given
here. On the basis of mutual comparison of data of archaeological and written sources and their
critical analysis, it is possible to reconstruct the history and culture of Georgia of above-mentioned
period. The archaeological material from Georgia is studied statistically and typologically, using
the method of system analysis. Archaeological material is compared with written sources. The
lack of some data is the reason that not all problems are equally represented in the book.
CONTENTS: ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY OF GEORGIA •
ABOUT THE ARCHAEOLOGY IN GENERAL • BIO-GEO ENVIRONMENT AND THE
AREA OF THE HUMAN ACTIVITY IN GEORGIA • THE DATA OF WRITTEN SOURCES •
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES (SHORT OVERVIEW) • ABOUT THE IRON METALLURGY •
THE POLITOGENESIS IN GEORGIA AND ARCHAEOLOGY • ABOUT ARCHITECTURE
AND CONSTRUCTION • WRITING ACCESSORIES • WEAPONS • ABOUT TRADING •
IMPORTED AMPHORAE • IMPORTED ARTIFACTS • BURIAL RITES AND THE TYPES
OF GRAVES • ALTARS • COLCHIAN POTTERY AND TRADING CONTAINERS •
IBERIAN POTTERY • GLASS ARTIFACTS • LAMPS • NUMISMATICS • TOILETWARE •
PINS • BELLS • TOREUTICS • HORSE’S HARNESS • ENGRAVED BELTS, OPENWORK
BUCKLES, ZOOMORPHIC PHIBULAE • GOLD ADORNMENTS • BEADS •
PHIBULAE • ABOUT THE NECK-RINGS • BRACELETS • FURNITURE • GLYPTICS
• TOOLS • THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF EARLY CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN
SYMBOLICSIN GEORGIA • PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
• OSTEOLOGICAL REMAINS OF PHAUNA (ACCORDING TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA)
• WINE-MAKING ACCORDING TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA • PALYNOLOGICAL
RESEARCHES OF ARCHAEOLGICAL SITES • ADOBE (CARE AND CONSERVATION) •
UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY IN GEORGIA • BIBLIOGRAPHY • ILLUSTRATIONS.