Posted on 01/18/2025 2:40:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A recent study using drone mapping has revealed that Dmanisis Gora, a 3,000-year-old mountainside fortress in the Caucasus Mountains, is far bigger than previously thought. The discoveries also prompted a reassessment of settlement dynamics during the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages...
Their work, ongoing since 2018, has revealed that Dmanisis Gora is not only a major archaeological site in the South Caucasus but also a critical case study for understanding ancient urbanism and population dynamics...
Initial excavations took place near a fortified promontory between two deep gorges. However, the fall visit — when thick summer foliage had receded — revealed remains of fortifications and stone buildings stretching well beyond the known inner fortress, prompting the use of advanced drone technology to create aerial imagery...
The drone survey showed that the fort is expansive, with its outer settlement protected by a fortification wall that stretches a kilometer long. This makes Dmanisis Gora more than 40 times the size initially estimated.
(Excerpt) Read more at archaeologymag.com ...
Map of Dmanisis Gora highlighting archaeological features. Red dotted line indicates extent of UAV photogrammetry. Background image is a Hexagon satellite image (mission: 1210-3, frame: 58, date: 31 August 1975) (figure by N. Erb-Satullo).Credit: N. L. Erb-Satullo et al., Antiquity (2025)
The Caucasity!
Looks like a mall...
Caucasus Mall...you want it we got it...
Looks like original Constantinople without the golden horn
Dmanisis in relationship to Tbilisi [southwest] and east of the Black Sea.
Superman’s summer fortress?
bttt
:^) Thanks all!
The Fortress of Teeming Humanity. :)
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