20.500.12556/RUL-180585 New insights into the Mesolithic and Neolithic layers of the Darkveti rock shelter in the Imereti Region, Western Georgia Nov vpogled v mezolitske in neolitske plasti spodmola Darkveti v regiji Imereti, zahodna Gruzija The Darkveti multi-layered site in the Imereti region of Georgia offers valuable insights into prehistoric human activity. Despite extensive research conducted in the 1960s and 1970s by Lamara Nebieridze, certain aspects of the site's chronology and inhabitants' mobility remained unclear. This study aims to address these gaps through collaborative, interdisciplinary research involving Georgian and foreign scientists. The primary objective is to precisely date the cultural layers belonging to the Mesolithic and Neolithic epochs using absolute dating methods. By combining archaeological evidence with palaeontological, geoarchaeological, and palaeobotanical data, this study aims to reconstruct the palaeoenvironment and subsistence strategies of the Darkveti inhabitants. Additionally, the analysis of stone tools and lithic raw materials will shed light on technological developments and possible connections with neighbouring regions. The findings will contribute to a better understanding of the cultural dynamics, mobility patterns, and adaptations of prehistoric communities in the Imereti region and the wider Caucasus. Večslojno najdišče Darkveti v regiji Imereti v Gruziji ponuja dragocen vpogled v človekove dejavnosti v prazgodovini. Kljub obsežnim raziskavam, ki jih je v šestdesetih in sedemdesetih letih 20. stoletja opravila Lamara Nebieridze, sta kronologija naselbine in poselitvena mobilnost ostali nejasni. Namen naše študije je odpraviti te vrzeli z interdisciplinarnimi raziskavami, v katere so vključeni znanstveniki iz Gruzije in tujine. Osnovni cilj je natančno datiranje mezolitskih in neolitskih kulturnih plasti s pomočjo absolutnih metod. S povezanimi arheološkimi, paleontološkimi, geoarheološkimi in paleobotaničnimi podatki želimo rekonstruirati paleookolje in strategije preživetja prebivalcev Darkvetija. Poleg tega analiza kamnitih orodij in litičnih surovin osvetljuje tehnološki razvoj in povezave s sosednjimi regijami. Ugotovitve prispevajo k boljšemu razumevanju kulturne dinamike, vzorcev mobilnosti in prilagoditev prazgodovinskih skupnosti v regiji Imereti in na širšem Kavkazu. Georgia Darkveti Mesolithic Neolithic Gruzija Darkveti mezolitik neolitik true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Podatek o licenci CC BY-SA 4.0 je naveden na pristajalni strani članka (glej zgoraj izvorni URL). (Datum opombe: 11. 3. 2026) Članek v reviji 2026-03-11 12:54:21 2026-03-11 12:54:23 2026-03-12 04:44:54 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 446-459 Vol. 52 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 1854-2492 10.4312/dp.52.2 Chkhatarashvili+et+al.pdf Chkhatarashvili+et+al.pdf 1 96FBDCDAE34DCCE67905CC9D2FC19067 4cf1f9aa2417d1942ce2fd714fd999cfd1ef36f66b8847e94453b997c7cf5297 f1b4cc9e-1d55-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=230119 https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/19563 0 f8bbde31-1d55-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=230120 Filozofska fakulteta Documenta Praehistorica 0 0 0