Chalcolithic cultural treasures unearthed in Caucasus

Chalcolithic cultural treasures unearthed in Caucasus

Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have uncovered 13 Chalcolithic-era sites, each yielding a wealth of cultural artefacts and material evidence. Excavations are in preparations for the R-217 “Kavkaz” highway expansion in the Republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. The most significant of the newly identified sites is “Dagoginskoye 2,” located near the town of Dagesta…