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Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti
Chikiani obsidian mountain
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Flint and stone toolsAlso reported: obsidian, snowflake obsidian.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: James St. John (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rhyolite dome above Paravani Lake quarried for obsidian since the Neolithic
The South Caucasus' best-documented archaeological obsidian source.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
weather at 2400 m
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