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Grakliani Hill (Georgian: გრაკლიანი გორა, Grakliani Gora) is an archaeological excavation site in eastern Georgia near Kaspi,[1] showing evidence of human presence possibly going back 300,000 years.[2]
The site was discovered in 2007, during work to widen the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze highway.[3] Research is being done by students and faculty from Tbilisi State University.[4] In 2015, a supposed script was discovered on the altar of a fertility goddess's temple, predating those previously known in the area by at least a thousand years.[5][6]
- ^ "Archaeologists Thrilled by Historic Script Discovery in Georgia". Georgia Today. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Georgia uncovers unique writings that may change world history". Agenda. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Ancient Georgian site granted cultural heritage status". Agenda. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Svanidze, Tamar (20 August 2015). "Archaeologists Thrilled by Historic Script Discovery in Georgia". Georgia Today on the Web. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Burton, Tara Isabella (16 September 2015). "Ancient Script Spurs Rethinking of Historic 'Backwater'". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Rewriting history: 3000-yr-old script uncovered in Georgia". agenda.ge. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.