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David Lordkipanidze

David Lordkipanidze

Georgian anthropologist and archaeologist

Jul 20, 2026

0:53
Tell us about the archaeological sites where you found wheat samples.
0:57
The story happens in Georgia, in Caucasus, and this territory, which is south from the capital of Tbilisi, is very interesting for prehistoric archaeology.
1:11
Many people know about the discovery of Tmanisi, earliest humans out of Africa.
1:16
And the Tmanisi site is less than 50 kilometers from the site where we have actual excavations of Neolithic sites from where this discovery comes.
1:30
So in human history, we have big stages.
1:33
Humans were hunter-gatherers, and then they are starting first agriculture.
1:39
So sites from where comes the new discoveries are dated back from Neolithic culture.
2:53
How did you find plant grains among the artifacts?

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