On the principal human activity (fishing) and preliminary environmental data from the Neolithic Chorokhi Valley (Georgia)

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Archaeological Research in Asia Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-16 DOI:10.1016/j.ara.2025.100684

Guram Chkhatarashvili , Giorgi Tavamaishvili , Nargiz Surmanidze , Maia Chichinadze , Eliso Kvavadze

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Abstract

The Neolithic settlement of Makhvilauri, located in Ajara (Georgia), lies within the valley of the Chorokhi River. The stone tools discovered at the site are primarily made of flint and obsidian. A significant category is also represented by cobble stones, most of which are fishing net sinkers. Their abundance, as well as the variety of forms, sizes, and weights, provides grounds to suggest that fishing constituted one of the principal subsistence activities of the inhabitants of the settlement.

During the 2023–2025 archaeological fieldwork, samples collected by palynologists from neolithc layers (7th–6th millennia BCE) confirmed the presence of a temperate and warm climate during the corresponding period. Of particular importance is the discovery of flax and hemp fibers at the site, which indicates their active use by the humans lived there.

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新石器时代乔洛基谷（格鲁吉亚）人类主要活动（捕鱼）和初步环境数据

新石器时代的Makhvilauri定居点位于Ajara（格鲁吉亚），位于Chorokhi河的山谷内。在该遗址发现的石器主要由燧石和黑曜石制成。鹅卵石也代表了一个重要的类别，其中大多数是渔网沉没器。它们的丰富，以及各种形式、大小和重量，提供了理由表明捕鱼是该定居点居民的主要生存活动之一。在2023-2025年的考古现场工作中，孢粉学家从新石器时代（公元前7 - 6千年）收集的样本证实了相应时期温带和温暖气候的存在。特别重要的是在该遗址发现了亚麻和大麻纤维，这表明居住在那里的人类积极使用它们。

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Archaeological Research in Asia ARCHAEOLOGY-

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