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Ormagi Ekhi (Georgia) and Middle Palaeolithic occupations in South Caucasus

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: New excavations at Ormagi Ekhi in Georgia have revealed long-term hominin occupations during the Middle Palaeolithic (260–45 ka cal BP). Here, the authors present an overview of data from multidisciplinary analyses of the site, highlighting its potential for widening our understanding of hominin occupations in the South Caucasus.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2025.10188

Authors: Ana Mgeladze, Sandrine Prat, Tamar Aghapishvili, Stéphanie Bonilauri, Rusudan Chagelishvili, Simon Puaud, Marie-Hélène Moncel, Nikoloz Vanishvili, Marylène Patou-Mathis, Matthieu Lebon, Sophia Panchulidze, Giorgi Kopaliani, Nikoloz Tsikaridze

Institutions: Free University of Tbilisi, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Georgian National Museum, Université Rennes 1, Université de Rennes, Ilia State University

Language: English

Topic: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W4414091915

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