Kazreti Ortvala Cave archaeological site
Abstract
The paper focuses on the Kazreti Ortvala Cave in Bolnisi Municipality, Lower Kartli. Archaeological campaigns conducted between 2018 and 2023 revealed cultural layers and artifacts from multiple periods. The cave was initially occupied during the Middle Paleolithic, as evidenced by Mousterian points. Mesolithic materials were also identified, including obsidian and flint tools, scrapers, perforators, and microliths. The Neolithic period is represented by more advanced obsidian and flint implements, hand mill stones, and coarse handmade pottery. Early agricultural culture is reflected in simple, hand-shaped clay vessel fragments found on the slope in front of the cave, comparable to materials from Arukhlo, Khramis Didi Gora, Shulaveri, and Shomutepe settlements.
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