ANCIENT METALLURGY
The first phase of the research of iron deposits (occurrences) and antique iron industry in Georgia is finished. Results of these studies are summarized in the following published articles: Georgia: Iron Metallurgy and Sources of the Ore Materials (in Russian) - download article ; Ancient Georgian Iron Metallurgy and its Ore Base( http://mgu.bg/geoarchmin/naterials/49Kuparadze-et-al.pdf)

At the present time similar studies on the geology of Caucasus and production of copper and gold in the V-III millennium BC is held in cooperation with our colleague Antonie Coursier (Sorbonne, France).
31.10.2008