Archaeological excavations at Beshtasheni Late Bronze Age – Early Iron Age Cemetery (2015-2016 results)

Dimitri Narimanishvili; Revaz Varachkoria

doi:10.32028/ajnes.v11i1-2.875

Authors

Dimitri Narimanishvili
Revaz Varachkoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32028/ajnes.v11i1-2.875

Keywords:

Beshtasheni, Late Bronze Age, excavations

Abstract

Beshtasheni cemetery is located in South Georgia, in Kvemo Kartli region, north-west from the village Beshtasheni in Tsalka municipality (UTM – Zone: 38T; E: 425700.00, N: 4610700.00.), directly on the road from village Beshtasheni to village Shua Kharaba (formerly known as Saphar-Kharaba), on the right bank of the river Geriak-Chai. Cemetery belongs to ‘Beshtasheni Cyclopean Settlement’, 300 m to the east.

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