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THE EARLY KURGAN PERIOD IN RABATI, GEORGIA: THE CULTURAL SEQUENCE AND A NEW SUITE OF RADIOCARBON DATES

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Giorgi Bedianashvili ,
Andrew Jamieson  and
Claudia Sagona Open the ORCID record for Claudia Sagona [Opens in a new window]
Giorgi Bedianashvili
Affiliation:
Georgian National Museum, Shota Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi0105, Georgia
Andrew Jamieson
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, Melbourne, Victoria3010, Australia
Claudia Sagona*
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, Melbourne, Victoria3010, Australia
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*Corresponding author. Email: c.sagona@unimelb.edu.au
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Abstract

This paper reports on radiocarbon (14C) results from the recent archaeological investigations in the ancient frontier fortress of Rabati, in southwest Georgia, a collaborative research project involving archaeologists from the Georgian National Museum and the University of Melbourne. From the first three excavation seasons spanning 2016, 2018, and 2019, it became clear that significant Bedeni phase deposits capped most of the summit of the site. Levels with their distinctive vessels and a range of contemporary, local domestic wares, pits and some traces of architecture seal underlying Early Bronze Age strata. The Early Bronze Age levels include massive architecture rarely seen in Kura-Araxes settlements. Some finds can only be described as unique and extraordinary while others suggest that the core population was stable with long-held traditions, yet open to new influences infiltrating this highland site during the subsequent Early Kurgan (Martkopi-Bedeni) period. We discuss the key discoveries at Rabati relative to the 14C readings from the site within the wider setting of contemporary sites in the Caucasus.

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BedeniCaucasusEarly Kurgan periodKura-AraxesMartkopiRabati
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Radiocarbon , Volume 63 , Issue 6 , December 2021 , pp. 1673 - 1713
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