The second field season of the project of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) in cooperation with the Lagodekhi Regional Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth (Georgia) took place from June 16th to July 31st 2019. The Italian team arrived in Georgia on June17th and reached the town of Lagodekhi on June 19th. Excavations activities at Tsiteli Gorebi 5 started on June 26th and were completed on July 26th. On July 28th the team returned to Tbilisi, and on July 31st it flew back to Italy.
    The Italian groupwas headed by prof. Elena Rova of Ca’ Foscari University (co-director of the project) and included: Flavia Amato (post-doc fellow at Ca’ Foscari), Laura Tonetto and Sara Maria Stellacci (post-graduate students at the SISBA archaeology specialisation school, Universities of Trieste, Udine and Venice Ca’ Foscari), Francesco Bianchi, MA, Stefania Fiori, Chiara Mariotto, Andrea Milanese, Stefano Orlando, Vanessa Perissinotto, BA (MA students at Ca' Foscari), archaeologists, prof. Giovanni Boschian (University of Pisa), geo-archaeologist, dr. Giovanni Siracusano (Rome, archaeozoologist).They were joined by Megan Willmes, BA (archaeologist).
    The Georgian team was composed of Davit Kvavadze (Director of the Lagodekhi Museum, co-director of the expedition), dr. Davit Darejanashvili (consultant), Giga Bakradzeand OtarGelashvili (BA students at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and, respectively, at Ilia State University). 13 workmen from the village of Tsitelgori were engaged in the excavation; Mr. Tamazi Samkharadze drove the expedition minibus, and Mr. Paata Kukchishvili was in charge of logistics. On July 24th drone photos of the excavation were made by Mr. Beka Peradze (Lagodekhi Municipality, Regional Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth).
    On July 22th the excavation was visited by colleagues Goderzi Narimanishvili, Nino Shanshashvili and Giorgi Narimanishvili.