A group of archaeological sites in Georgia
A rich heritage has been preserved in the vicinity of Dmanisi, consisting of hundreds of churches, ruins of cities and fortresses, caves, remnants of dwellings and much more. After excavations in the area at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the remains of the first European people were found here. In the Middle Ages, Dmanisi was one of the major economic and strategic centers.
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In the era of burial mounds, the level of handicraft and processing reached such a high stage of development that scientists called this period "the brilliant culture of large mounds". The objects found in the graves are distinguished by high manufacturing techniques and highly artistic style.
Historical and geographical area of Georgia Trialeti, which is located between Javakheti and Kartli, in ancient times, it covered the territories of the modern municipalities of Tsalki and Dmanisi and was famous for cattle breeding and field breeding.
For many centuries, this historical region was constantly subjected to numerous enemy raids by Mongols, Turks, mountaineers from the North Caucasus, which caused devastation and devastation of the region. However, a rich historical heritage has been preserved here: more than a hundred churches, ruins of fortresses and cities, caves, remains of dwellings made of blocks, stone monoliths.
The first person in Transcaucasia settled here, on the territory of modern Dmanisi - in the historical area of Trialeti. This happened approximately 1,800,000 years ago, the remains of the first Eurasian hominids were found in 1999 and 2001 as a result of archaeological excavations in the Dmanis region. Scientists have nicknamed them Homo Georgikus. The models of the first Europeans of Zezva and Mzii are presented in Dmanisi, a historical and architectural museum-reserve.
In the first half of the II millennium BC, in the Bronze Age, the culture of burial mounds was widespread in Trialeti (One such burial was discovered in Zurtaketi, the stone mound of which had a diameter of 100 meters, a height of 8 meters, and the area of the funeral hall was more than 150 m2). Objects of clay and metal ware, weapons and implements made of copper, bronze, silver and obsidian, gold, silver and stone ornaments were found in large numbers in the graves of this period.
In the Middle Ages, Dmanisi was one of the largest and most developed strategic, economic, and spiritual centers of Georgia.
In 2007, the archaeological sites of Dmanisi were included in the preliminary list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites.
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