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To the North and the South, through the Great Caucasus Mountains

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EberhardSauer. 2020. Dariali: the ‘Caspian Gates’ in the Caucasus from antiquity to the age of the Huns and the Middle Ages (The British Institute of Persian Studies Archaeological Monographs Series VI: 2 Volumes). Oxford: Oxbow; 978-1-78925-192-0 hardback £75.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2021

Paul D. Wordsworth*
Affiliation:
School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, UK (✉ paul.wordsworth@orinst.ox.ac.uk)

Extract

The publication of the British-Georgian exploration of Dariali Gorge (2013–2016) represents a substantial benchmark for the archaeology of the Caucasus, above all else for its multi-faceted approach. While numerous international and local projects continue a well-established tradition of archaeological research in the region, few have attempted the breadth of interdisciplinary work presented in this book. The result is a remarkably rich resource, illustrating to Anglophone academia in particular the archaeology of a region often portrayed as marginal. At the same time, the inclusion of a full synopsis in Georgian at the end of the volume (Naskidashvili) underscores the continued importance of collaboration across linguistic barriers.

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Review Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Antiquity Publications Ltd.

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