The Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Hoards of the Colchian Culture in Western and Central Caucasus

该研究项目的目的是探索格鲁吉亚西部科尔奇斯的宝藏。这是已知的欧亚大陆最东部的储藏区。到目前为止，还没有一个完整的现代目录，记录所谓的科尔奇文化的宝藏。在大多数情况下，出版的图纸和照片不符合现代标准。因此，这些宝藏的详细文件是该项目的核心，包括图纸，图片和所有技术测量（包括重量）的对象。此外，博物馆储藏室和档案馆的工作将通过对发现宝藏的地点进行本地化来补充。这是在更广泛的文化环境中重新定位它们的基础。地形和沉积海关将详细描述。用便携式X射线荧光仪对金属发现物进行筛选，将能够区分不同的物质类别及其年代意义。这将支持对科尔丘亚宝藏的整体年表的修订。通过与东格鲁吉亚避难所的还愿祭进行比较，最终将有助于了解高加索地区以及地中海盆地的仪式习俗的更一般性问题

The research projects aims at exploring the hoards in west Georgian Kolchis. This is the easternmost known Eurasian hoard province. Up to now no complete and modern catalogue of the hoards of so called Kolchis culture exist. In the majority of the cases the published drawings and photographs do not fulfill modern standards. Therefore, the detailed documentation of these hoards lies at the center of this project and includes drawings, pictures and all technical measurements (including weight) of the objects. Furthermore, the work in museum storage rooms and archives will be supplemented by the localization of the sites where hoards were found. This is basic for their recontextualisation in the broader cultural environment. Topography and deposition customs will be described in detail. The screening of the metal finds by a portable XRF device will enable distinguishing different material groups and their chronological significance. This will support a revision of the overall chronology of the Colchian hoards. The comparison with the votive offerings in sanctuaries in Eastern Georgia will eventually shed light on more general questions of ritual practices in the Caucasus as well as in the Mediterranean Basin