Mega-fortresses in the South Caucasus: new data from Southern Georgia

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dc.contributor.authorErb-Satullo, Nathaniel
dc.contributor.authorJachvliani, Dimitri
dc.contributor.authorHigham, Richard
dc.contributor.authorO’Neil Weber-Boer, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorSymons, Alex
dc.contributor.authorPortes, Ruth
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-23T15:46:35Z
dc.date.available2024-09-23T15:46:35Z
dc.date.freetoread2024-12-31
dc.date.issued2024-12-31
dc.descriptionThe final version will be available online from a forthcoming edition of Antiquity
dc.description.abstractContemporary 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.
dc.description.journalNameAntiquity
dc.description.sponsorshipSupport 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)
dc.identifier.citationErb-Satullo N, Jachvliani D, Higham R, et al., (2024) Mega-fortresses in the South Caucasus: new data from Southern Georgia. Antiquity, accepted for publication 26 May 2024
dc.identifier.eissn1745-1744
dc.identifier.elementsID553642
dc.identifier.issn0003-598X
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/22963
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subject4301 Archaeology
dc.titleMega-fortresses in the South Caucasus: new data from Southern Georgia
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.subtypeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-05-26

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