In the course of the summer season, activities were limited to the following:
1) re-checking a few sites located in close proximity of Tsiteli Gorebi 5, in particular of site LS023, located in the neighbouring field to the south, which had been preliminarily identified as a possible kurgan,
and
2) a one day visit to some areas known by the inhabitants of the neighbouring village as being archaeological sites, with the aim or marking their GPS location in order to visit them in the fall.
Concerning site LS023, the recovery of a large amount of daub and obsidian fragments suggested the presence of a well preserved prehistoric settlement, which may become the aim of a future excavation season.
During the one-day survey that took place on July 22nd, the expedition visited five places, four of which hadn’t been recorded in the 2018 survey season. These sites have been recorded with exact GPS coordinates and tentatively dated according to the material found on the surface. Since this was just a preliminary visit, they have been named according to a different, temporary numbering system, waiting for their integration in the general list of survey sites on the occasion of the October-November field season.
Site 1001 (UTM 38N 598059.05 E 4612677.26 N)
(Fig. 27)
This place was known by locals because during the building of a small water reservoir they found entire pottery vessels. During the survey, material attributable to the Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, and to the Medieval period was collected from it.
Site 1002 (UTM 38T 599162.58 E 4612383.59 N)
(Fig. 28)
Some years ago, some tombs (probably small kurgans) were found here. Because of the recent arrangement of the water reservoir, it was not possible to collect any surface material, even though a large number of not-local stones were found on the surface.
Site 1003 (UTM 38N 595574.19 E 4618698.74 N)
(Fig. 29)
A little female statue was discovered in this field 40 years ago. During the survey, it was possible to attribute the site to the Hellenistic period. In addition, some fragment of pottery were collected, which allowed us to trace a Late Bronze Age frequentation.
Site 1004 (UTM 38N 596222.72 E 4615950.57 N)
(Fig. 30)
During the 2018 survey, this place was recorded as a possible kurgan (LS029), but because of the dense vegetation, no material was collected from it. On the contrary, this year Late Bronze Age ceramic and several fragments of obsidian and flint were found.
Site 1005 (UTM 38N 595877.48 E 4613396.20 N)
(Fig. 31)
The owner of this land found gold coins and a Hellenistic tomb while they were building the edge of the water reservoir. The material found in surface confirmed the allocation of the site to the Hellenistic period.
