Ossidiana e selce nel Caucaso Meridionale

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_2767
dc.contributor.author	Amato Flavia
dc.title	Ossidiana e selce nel Caucaso Meridionale. Il caso di Aradetis Orgora
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	Lithic production in the Southern Caucasus continues to flourish even after the diffusion of metals in the 4th-3rd millennia BC. Flint elements and especially those in obsidian, were in fact of considerable importance in the life of metal age communities and are well attested both in living and in funerary contexts. Considered by some scholars as an attribute of celestial deities, obsidian is present in numerous deposits between the Lesser and the Greater Caucasus, from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. It was widely exploited for its naturally sharp edges and ease of processing. Flint, of local origin, is used to made agricultural tools, generally found in the inhabited areas, and arrowheads and spearheads, most commonly preserved in funerary contexts. The present article analyses the main features of the lithic assemblage from Aradetis Orgora, the most important site in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia, and from its Kura-Araxes cemetery.
dc.relation.ispartof	Eurasian Studies
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2019-10-17
dc.dateAccepted	2019-05-15
dc.dateSubmitted	2019-04-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-341-0/ossidiana-e-selce-nel-caucaso-meridionale/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-340-3/004
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8879
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9433
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-341-0
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-340-3
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Ad hoc tools
dc.subject	Ad hoc tools
dc.subject	Aradetis Orgora
dc.subject	Aradetis Orgora
dc.subject	Bronze Age
dc.subject	Bronze Age
dc.subject	Doghlauri
dc.subject	Doghlauri
dc.subject	Flint
dc.subject	Flint
dc.subject	Georgia
dc.subject	Georgia
dc.subject	Iron Age
dc.subject	Iron Age
dc.subject	Kura-Araxes
dc.subject	Kura-Araxes
dc.subject	Obsidian
dc.subject	Obsidian
dc.subject	Projectile points
dc.subject	Projectile points
dc.subject	Shida Kartli
dc.subject	Shida Kartli
dc.subject	Sickle blades
dc.subject	Sickle blades
dc.subject	Southern Caucasus
dc.subject	Southern Caucasus

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Ossidiana e selce nel Caucaso Meridionale

Il caso di Aradetis Orgora

Flavia Amato Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia Italia

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Lithic production in the Southern Caucasus continues to flourish even after the diffusion of metals in the 4th-3rd millennia BC. Flint elements and especially those in obsidian, were in fact of considerable importance in the life of metal age communities and are well attested both in living and in funerary contexts. Considered by some scholars as an attribute of celestial deities, obsidian is present in numerous deposits between the Lesser and the Greater Caucasus, from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. It was widely exploited for its naturally sharp edges and ease of processing. Flint, of local origin, is used to made agricultural tools, generally found in the inhabited areas, and arrowheads and spearheads, most commonly preserved in funerary contexts. The present article analyses the main features of the lithic assemblage from Aradetis Orgora, the most important site in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia, and from its Kura-Araxes cemetery.

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Oct. 17, 2019

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May 15, 2019

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April 12, 2019

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978-88-6969-341-0

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978-88-6969-340-3

Keywords: Doghlauri • Bronze Age • Projectile points • Ad hoc tools • Sickle blades • Flint • Obsidian • Aradetis Orgora • Kura-Araxes • Iron Age • Southern Caucasus • Georgia • Shida Kartli

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