Shulaveri–Shomu culture
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The Shulaveri–Shomu culture was a Neolithic–Chalcolithic archaeological culture of the South Caucasus, notable for its early farming communities, circular mud-brick architecture, and some of the region’s earliest evidence of settled village life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chalcolithic culture
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archaeological culture ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kura–Araxes culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Arukhlo
NERFINISHED
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Gadachrili Gora NERFINISHED ⓘ Imiris Gora NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamiltepe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mentesh Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ Shulaveris Gora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
mud-brick
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wattle-and-daub ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
circular mud-brick architecture
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domed or tholoi-like buildings ⓘ domestication of animals ⓘ domestication of plants ⓘ early farming communities ⓘ early pottery production ⓘ obsidian tool industry ⓘ sedentary village life ⓘ storage facilities for agricultural produce ⓘ use of grinding stones ⓘ use of stone tools ⓘ |
| hasEarliestDate | c. 6000 BCE ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
clay figurines
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early wine-related activities ⓘ female figurines ⓘ ritual or symbolic objects ⓘ storage jars ⓘ |
| hasLatestDate | c. 4500 BCE ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Caucasian archaeology
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Near Eastern prehistory ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern | clustered circular houses ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | village ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
6th millennium BCE
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early 5th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Caucasus
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Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Armenia ⓘ modern Azerbaijan ⓘ modern Georgia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Shomu-Tepe site
NERFINISHED
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Shulaveri site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Neolithic of the Near East periphery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedAgriculture |
barley cultivation
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legume cultivation ⓘ wheat cultivation ⓘ |
| practicedAnimalHusbandry |
cattle herding
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goat herding ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Mesolithic groups in the South Caucasus ⓘ |
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