Sakdrisi
Sakdrisi (Georgian: საყდრისი), also known as the Sakdrisi-Kachagiani site (საყდრისი-ყაჩაღიანი), is a gold mine and an archaeological site, containing a prehistoric mine, in Georgia, in the south of the country's Kvemo Kartli region, located between the Neolithic site of Arukhlo and the Paleolithic site of Dmanisi.[1][2]
From 2004 to 2011, a group of Georgian and German scientists carried out large-scale investigations and dated the site to the early 3rd millennium BC or to the second half of the 4th millennium, suggesting that Sakdrisi might be one of the world's oldest known gold mines.[3] In 2013, the government of Georgia deprived the site of a status of a cultural monument and gave permission to the mining company RMG to extract gold in the wider area where Sakdrisi is located, sparking protests from academics and preservationists.[4][5][1][6]
References
- ^ a b Parzinger, Hermann (16 August 2013). "Position to Sakdrisi Gold Mining Complex" (PDF). Deutscher Verband für Archäologie. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ Hauptmann, Andreas (2009). "Bronze Age gold in Southern Georgia". ArcheoSciences. 33: 75–82.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Salt, copper, gold: Early mining in the Caucasus". Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "International delegates assess controversial mining at Sakdrisi gold mine". Agenda.ge. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ Rimple, Paul (11 March 2014). "Georgia: What's Worth More — Gold or Knowledge about Human Origins?". EurasiaNet's Weekly Digest. EurasiaNet. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "The Statement of EaP Civil Society Forum Georgian National Platform". Open Society Georgia Foundation. February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.