Collana | Eurasiatica
Miscellanea | Armenia, Caucaso e Asia Centrale
Capitolo | Ossidiana e selce nel Caucaso Meridionale
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.
Presentato: 12 Aprile 2019 | Accettato: 15 Maggio 2019 | Pubblicato 17 Ottobre 2019 | Lingua: it
Keywords Ad hoc tools • Bronze Age • Iron Age • Projectile points • Southern Caucasus • Kura-Araxes • Sickle blades • Aradetis Orgora • Shida Kartli • Obsidian • Flint • Georgia • Doghlauri
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Amato Flavia |
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Ossidiana e selce nel Caucaso Meridionale. Il caso di Aradetis Orgora |
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Capitolo |
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it |
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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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Eurasiatica |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing |
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2019-10-17 |
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2019-05-15 |
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2019-04-12 |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-341-0/ossidiana-e-selce-nel-caucaso-meridionale/ |
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10.30687/978-88-6969-340-3/004 |
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2610-8879 |
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2610-9433 |
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978-88-6969-341-0 |
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978-88-6969-340-3 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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Ad hoc tools |
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Ad hoc tools |
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Aradetis Orgora |
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Aradetis Orgora |
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Bronze Age |
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Bronze Age |
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Doghlauri |
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Doghlauri |
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Flint |
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Flint |
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Georgia |
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Georgia |
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Iron Age |
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Iron Age |
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Kura-Araxes |
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Kura-Araxes |
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Obsidian |
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Obsidian |
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Projectile points |
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Projectile points |
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Shida Kartli |
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Shida Kartli |
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Sickle blades |
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Sickle blades |
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Southern Caucasus |
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Southern Caucasus |
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