Archaeological Investigations on the Eastern Black Sea Littoral, 1970–80

Large-scale investigations of the remains of the classical period were conducted on the eastern Black Sea littoral (Georgian SSR), in the area of ancient Kolchis (Fig. i). The field work was carried out by the Republic's leading archaeological institution the Centre for Archaeological Studies of the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, and the S. Janashia State Museum of Georgia, the Art Museum of Georgia, the Batumi Research Institute and the D. Gulia Abkhazian Institute of Language, Literature and History. The findings of the investigations are published in the annual collection Field Archaeological Studies (=FAS; in Russian), in serial publications: Archaeological Expeditions of the State Museum of Georgia ( = AESMG; in Georgian), Remains of South-Western Georgia (=RSIVG; in Georgian, with summaries in Russian), Archaeological Investigations at the Construction Sites of Georgia ( = AICSG; in Russian), Vani: Archaeological Excavations ( = Vani; in Georgian, with summaries in Russian and English), Great Pitiunt: Archaeological Excavations at Bichvinta ( = Great Pitiunt; in Georgian, with summaries in Russian and English), as well as in monographs devoted to separate remains, etc.