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Document Details : Title: Azizkendi Tepe Subtitle: a New Leilatepe Period Site in the Republic of Georgia. Results from the First Season of Excavations (2023) Author(s): SCHWARTZ, Ira , ABU JAYYAB, Khaled , DOYLE, Sean , BATIUK, Stephen , JALABADZE, Mindia Journal: Anatolica Volume: 50 Date: 2024 Pages: 1-33 DOI: 10.2143/ANA.50.0.3293605 Abstract : In spring 2023, a joint Georgian and Canadian team conducted excavations at a small site near the village of Azizk’endi in the Marneuli region of the Republic of Georgia. Based on ceramic forms and technology, lithics, architectural features, and comparisons with contemporary sites in the region, we suggest that this site, called Azizkendi Tepe, is a new 'Leilatepe' period settlement dating to the first half of the fourth millennium BCE. In this paper we present the findings from our first season of excavations at Azizkendi Tepe and situate them within their broader context as part of the regional phenomenon referred to as 'Leilatepe'. We frame the inhabitants of Azizkendi Tepe and other Leilatepe period sites as participants in the formation of novel practices and social realities during a time of increased interaction with Mesopotamia from the end of the fifth millennium through the middle of the fourth millennium. |
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