Theme:
2. Archaeological Sciences, Humanities and the Digital era: Bridging the Gaps
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Roads, Passes and Valleys ? Recent Discoveries and Perspectives in Caucasus Archaeology
Content:
The Caucasus is one of the attractive regions for archaeological investigations. Despite 100 years of research, many questions remain unanswered. It is important to understand the Caucasus with surrounding areas and create a unified perspective of the past.
The session is intended for researchers of Caucasian Neolithic, Chalcolithic, EBA archaeology, we want to get acquainted with discoveries and new studies, rethinking and understanding previous studies and attempt to introduce modern technologies and methodologies in archaeological research of the three very important periods of human history.
• Migration and Mobility - (What was the purpose and means of the migrations, and what were the results of the mobility?);
• Trade and exchange - (What kind of raw materials or products could Caucasus offer to neighbour regions and how did the interest and need change over time?);
• Chaîne opératoire - (Material production techniques, technology and path taken from raw material to waste)
• Ecology, environment, landscape - (How does man use the diverse nature of the Caucasus?);
• Household - (Perception of the house in different archaeological cultures of the Caucasus?);
• Bioarchaeology - (Abstracts related to zooarchaeology, palynology, palaeobotany, and human remains can be submitted in this thread);
The topics selected for the session are universal, and researchers will be able to present their studies on the chosen topics listed above. Through the session, we will once again be able to hold a broad discussion about the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and EBA of Caucasus Archaeology. By incorporating a wide range of multidisciplinary methods (technology, bioarchaeology, archaeology), archaeological evidence (ceramic, bone and lithic productions, human, faunal and floral remains etc), archaeological and ethnological approaches, this season will further explore the socio-economic and cultural aspects of past societies.
Keywords:
Caucasus Archaeology, Migration and Mobility, Trade and exchange, Chaîne opératoire, Ecology environment, landscape
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Society of Young Archaeologists (Georgia)
Main organiser:
Mariam Eloshvili (Georgia) 1,2
Co-organisers:
Gia Chilingarashvili (Georgia) 3,4
Maryam Rahimi (Iran) 5
Affiliations:
1. ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY
2. Society of Young Archaeologsts
3. Tbilisi State University
4. Georgian National Museum
5. Tehran University
THIS SESSION CAN NOT BE SELECTED AT THIS MOMENT