Mega-fortresses in the South Caucasus: new data from Southern Georgia
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2025-01-10
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Erb-Satullo, Nathaniel
Jachvliani, Dimitri
Higham, Richard
O’Neil Weber-Boer, Kathryn
Symons, Alex
Portes, Ruth
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0003-598X
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Erb-Satullo N, Jachvliani D, Higham R, et al., (2025) Mega-fortresses in the South Caucasus: new data from Southern Georgia. Antiquity, Volume 99, Issue 403, February 2025, pp. 150-169
Abstract
Contemporary global research on large settlements (both urban and non-urban) has prompted a reassessment of factors driving population aggregation. The rise of large fortress settlements in the South Caucasus c. 1500-500 BCE has the potential to contribute to this discussion. A comprehensive aerial and ground-based survey of the large fortress-settlement of Dmanisis Gora reveals its distinctive character. Substantial defensive walls and stone architecture in the outer settlement contrast with evidence for apparent low intensity of occupation. These results have implications for pastoralist-driven population aggregation in Eurasia and beyond.
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Archaeology, 4301 Archaeology, Middle East, Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, photogrammetry, aerial survey, settlement, pastoralism
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Support for the project came from the Gerald Averay Wainwright Fund, the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA), and a Gerda Henkel Foundation Project Grant (AZ 33/F/22). (Gerda Henkel Foundation Project Grant|AZ 33/F/22)