Die Kachetische Keramik des I. Jts. v. Chr : eine Einführung

Abstract

In Kakheti, the following stages of development concerning ceramic shapes, decoration and techniques of manufacture can be observed. First, from the 10 t h through 6 t h centuries BC brownish and greyish wares dominated. Shapes, ornamentation and technique are still redolent of local Bronze Age traditions, and show no external influence. Then, around soo BC we find a new reddish, hard-fired pottery, which often shows formerly unknown shapes. All these novelties come from Achaemenid Iran. In the following centuries, the new technology and repertoire of shapes displace the former ones. Similar development in Shida or Kvemo Kartli provides ample proof of close contacts between these three regions. Around the turn of the millennium there is a total break in the ceramic assemblage - pottery from the 'Yolojlu-Tapa culture' appears and, together with local wares, are often decorated with parallel white lines around the body. This, however, finds no parallel in the neigbouring parts of Eastern Georgia.