ARCHAEOLOGY OF GEORGIA (5 th century BC -5 th century AD

THE GENESIS AND PATHS OF DEVELOPMENT OF ROCK-CUT ARCHITECTURE IN GEORGIA, 2007

Monografh, 2007

2014

In the bilingual (Georgian and English) book “Weapons and Armor in Georgia (5th century BC. - 4th century AD.) II, Catalogue” the data from 106 archaeological sites of Classical Period Georgia is given.

Academic publication with illustration contains 622 pages. The bilingual (Georgian-English) book includes twenty three scientific articles resulting from the Rescue Archaeology Programme funded by BP and its partners as part of the Company’s efforts to protect the cultural resources discovered during the construction of the BTC and SCP pipelines in Georgia. These activities took place in 2000-2005 and were carried out by the Otar Lordkipanidze Archaeological Research Centre of the Georgian National Museum.

In the bilingual (Georgian and English) book “Weapons and Armor in Georgia (5th century BC. - 4th century AD.) Catalogue” II, (by Gela Gamkrelidze, Vakhtang Shatberashvili, Marine Pirtskhalava, Maya Charkviani, Revaz Davlianidze ) the data (the location of the site, dating, quantity of graves excavated at the cemeteries, number of graves with weapons) from 106 archaeological sites of Classical Period Georgia is given. All weapons are described, the photos, drawings and the map are also attached.

ARCHAEOSPECTRUM , 2020

ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ROMAN PERIOD OF GEORGIA (Iberia-Colchis) by Gela Gamkrelidze (Essay & Catalog ). Tb. 2014. The present book discusses the history of the Roman period in Colchis and Iberia (1st c. BC - 4th c. AD). Modern Georgia lies in the central and western part of Transcaucasia. The political-economic situation of ancient Georgia differed in various periods. Study of the history of the relations of Iberia-Colchis and Rome is largely feasible on the basis of archaeological material, for written sources on this period are few. The archaeological excavations, carried on for years, have resulted in the accumulation of fairly diverse evidence (see Catalog). Romanization was the part of Globalization process, which meant wide spreading of Roman economical, political and cultural behavior in the provinces of the Empire and in neighboring countries. From the sixties of the 1st c. BC, when the Georgian states first came in contact with Roman legions, and till the Roman Empire had ceased to exist, these states kept up close contacts. The process of Romanization in early Georgia took a peculiar, different course. Roman-European type culture did not emerge here, as the roots and influence of the so-called Eastern-Hellenistic culture were strong here. Stamps of Roman military units (in Ancient Georgia) constitute a significant historical source. Archaeologically attested stamps of Roman legions and subdivisions provide documentary evidence for the place, time and function of the deployment of Roman units in one or another region of the Empire. The impact of Roman civilization is seen in other fields (architecture, handicraft, etc) of native population of Iberia. These processes are becoming more intensive from the 2nd c. AD and last until the 4th c. AD. The process of Romanization is better represented in the towns of Black Sea Littoral and in the Capital of Iberian kingdom Mtskheta.