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Two cemeteries at Takhtidziri (Georgia) : Late Achaemenid-Early Hellenistic and late Hellenistic-early Roman / edited by Iulon Gagoshidze, Michael Vickers, Darejan Kacharava, David Gagoshidze.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Archaeopress archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Classical antiquities.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Georgia (Republic)--Kareli (Municipality).
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Cemeteries--Georgia (Republic)--Kareli (Municipality).
- Cemeteries.
- Kareli (Georgia : Municipality)--Antiquities.
- Kareli (Georgia : Municipality).
- Iberia (Kingdom)--Antiquities.
- Iberia (Kingdom).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 293 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map, black-and-white plans.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- 2 cemeteries at Takhtidziri (Georgia)
- Place of Publication:
- Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., [2022]
- Summary:
- This book publishes excavations at two cemeteries located near to the village of Takhtidziri in Shida Kartli, the central region of Georgia. The grave goods recovered are diverse and suggest that the kingdom of Kartli (Caucasian Iberia) was involved in international trade and economic relations in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman period.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- How this book was written
- Introduction
- Iulon Gagoshidze
- 1. The History of Archaeological Excavations of Takhtidziri Cemeteries
- 2. The Late Achaemenid-Early Hellenistic Period Cemetery
- 2.1 Introduction (Iulon Gagoshidze)
- 2.2 The Structure of Graves and Burial Practice (Iulon Gagoshidze)
- The Structure of the Graves
- Coffins
- Insignia and Retainers
- Horse and Dog
- Offering
- Charon’s Obol (D. Kacharava)
- Gold Plates as Charon’s Obols
- Ingots
- Casket (N. Gogiberidze)
- 2.3 Grave Goods (Iulon Gagoshidze)
- Pottery
- Local Pottery (T. Chanishvili)
- Imported Ceramics
- Graffiti (M. Nasidze)
- Glassware
- Metalware
- Cymbals
- Standard Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293)
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 26, 2023)
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-80327-244-9
- OCLC:
- 1352966864
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