The Archaeological Monuments of Bodorni

The Archaeological Monuments of Bodorni is an archaeological site in the village of Bodorni (Dusheti Municipality).

Excavated in 1977–78 (led by R. Ramishvili). Fragments of pottery from the Mtkvari-Araks culture were found, as well as materials characteristic of the earlier agricultural era (first half of 4th millennium BC): pottery shards, obsidian tools, stone grinders, and animal bones. Some of the pottery resembles materials found in the Aragvi Valley, Inner (Kheltubani), and Lower Kartli (Tsopi, Sioni), as well as in Kakheti (Ulianovka). Excavated pit tombs from the 3rd–4th centuries AD contained silver beads, a gold earring, a fragment of an iron knife, carnelian and nacer beads, a glass vessel fragment, a coin minted by Khosrow I in 549–550, and more. Additionally, fragments of pottery from the late Armaz culture and early medieval period were found in the same layer.

Literature: Р а м и ш в и л и  Р., М., Д ж о р б е н а д з е  В. А., М а р г в е л а ш в и л и  М. и др., Археологические исследования в Арагвском ущелье, კრ.: Полевые археологические исследования в 1977 году, Тб., 1980.

G. Chikovani