International Conference Highlights South Caucasus Archaeology Finds

TBILISI – Georgia’s National Museum is hosting an international conference from 16-19 June focusing on early mining and metallurgy in the Caucasus.

The conference sheds light on new geochemical studies of gold items found in Georgia, Azerbaijan and the Mesopotamian basin as well as salt mines from ancient settlements in Azerbaijan and ancient mining in Central Iran and Armenia.

The conference brings together 40 scientists from Georgia, Germany, USA, UK, France, Italy, Azerbaijan and Armenia, with exhibition’s presented by Georgia’s Simon Janashia Museum that highlight new archaeological finds across the South Caucasus.

The exhibition is dedicated to the 95th anniversary of noted academic Otar Japaridze – one of Georgia’s leading archaeologists.

Visitors to the exhibition will have an opportunity to learn about the social and economic relations, religions and cultures of the ancient groups that lived in what is now modern-day Georgia.

The national museum also stated that artefacts and photos would highlight an expedition at the Dzedzvebi site as well as wooden waggons and precious jewellery from Ananuri, the site of a Bronze Age tomb.

The exhibition will last until December 16.

By Eka Karsaulidze

Edited by Nicholas Waller

Photo: Georgian National Museum