The archaeological exploration of a cave in the southern Caucasus revealed evidence for early social complexity, ritual burial and wine-making in the early fourth millennium. The marvellous preservation of wood, leather and plants offers a valuable contrast to the poorer assemblages on contemporary tell sites. The authors make the case that the Areni-1 cave complex indicates connections between the urbanisation of early Mesopotamia and the Maikop culture of south Russia. © Antiquity Publications Ltd.
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Areshian, G. E., Gasparyan, B., Avetisyan, P. S., Pinhasi, R., Wilkinson, K., Smith, A., … Zardaryan, D. (2012). The chalcolithic of the Near East and south-eastern Europe: Discoveries and new perspectives from the cave complex Areni-1, Armenia. Antiquity, 86(331), 115–130. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00062499
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