Ormagi Ekhi (Georgia) and Middle Palaeolithic occupations in South Caucasus
New excavations at Ormagi Ekhi in Georgia have revealed long-term hominin occupations during the Middle Palaeolithic (260–45 ka cal BP). Here, the authors present an overview of data from multidisciplinary analyses of the site, highlighting its potential for widening our understanding of hominin occupations in the South Caucasus.
Authors
- Stéphanie Bonilauri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1560-5697)
- Rusudan Chagelishvili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9567-8735)
- Marie‐Hélène Moncel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-2316)
- Nikoloz Vanishvili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9334-8097)
- Tamar Aghapishvili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9803-2200)
- Sandrine Prat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3024-1959)
- Marylène Patou-Mathis
- Matthieu Lebon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-1230)
- Nikoloz Tsikaridze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2615-5898)
- Simon Puaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9954-2303)
- Ana Mgeladze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9664-9944)
- Sophia Panchulidze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3525-842X)
- Giorgi Kopaliani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3978-9511)
Institutions
- Ilia State University (GE)
- Georgian National Museum (GE)
- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (FR)
- Free University of Tbilisi (GE)
- Université de Rennes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10188
- Primary Topic
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation