Elena Rova
Biographic Data
| ID | 1441612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena Rova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena |
| FAMILY NAME | Rova |
| SIGNATURE | ROVA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3053-1198 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The kurgans of the Alazani Valley in Eastern Georgia
This paper presents the results of a landscape archaeological investigation conducted on the kurgans in the Alazani Valley, Eastern Georgia. Recognized for its remarkable kurgans, some exceeding 100 m in diameter, this region emerges as a pivotal area for the examination of burial mounds. The study highlights the effectiveness of integrated survey methods in mapping burial mounds within extensively exploited environments, facilitating the reconst…
New data on different patterns of obsidian procurement in Georgia (Southern Caucasus) during the Chalcolithic, Bronze and Iron Age Periods
The analysis of 107 obsidian samples collected in the course of the archaeological investigations carried out from 2009 to 2019 by the Georgian-Italian expeditions in Eastern Georgia in the provinces of Shida Kartli (Natsargora, Aradetis Orgora and Okherakhevi) and Kakheti (Tsiteli Gorebi 5) allowed us to confirm the existence of two contrasting obsidian procurement patterns in the region. Virtually all the samples (56 out of 57) from the provinc…
Bronze Age burials from Doghlauri (Georgia). Preliminary analysis of human remains reveals a change in burial customs
The investigation of the Aradetis Orgora site and its burial area, Doghlauri, is providing new data about the Bronze Age in the Shida Kartli province (Georgia). A salvage excavation allowed the discovery of numerous graves and the human remains from 75 of these were later available for the present study. Twenty-three of them date back to the Early Bronze Age (EBA, Kura-Araxes culture) and 52 to the Late Bronze Age (LBA, Lchashen-Tsitelgori cultur…
Archaeometric analyses of Early Bronze Age pottery from Khashuri Natsargora (Georgia)
Dietary practices, cultural and social identity in the Early Bronze Age southern Caucasus
Food and its interactions with the environmental, economic, social, and cultural spheres play an essential role in communities’ cultural identity. This theory has been verified by an analysis of the Kura-Araxes (KA) culture, characterised by original cultural developments, which spread in the South Caucasus around the middle of the fourth millennium BC. This research aims to study the variability of dietary choices at the individual and populatio…
Palynological and Archaeological Evidence for Ritual Use of Wine in the Kura-Araxes Period at Aradetis Orgora (Georgia, Caucasus)
Pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs from two zoomorphic Kura-Araxes vessels (ca. 3000 b.c.) from Aradetis Orgora suggest they were utilized for the ritual consumption of wine and likely represent the beginning of the enduring tradition of animal-shaped wine-drinking containers in Georgia. This hypothesis is supported by archaeological and geoarchaeological data: they resemble later wine-containing vessels from Georgia and elsewhere and were found …
Burial Customs Between the Late Chalcolithic and the Early Bronze Age in the Shida Kartli Region of Georgia
The paper analyses the development of burial customs in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia from the Late Chalcolithic until the end of the Early Bronze Age, especially focusing on the Kura-Araxes culture and on the culture (Martqopi, Bedeni) of the following Early Kurgan period. It summarises available evidence in the light of a recent revision carried out in the framework of the “Georgian-Italian Shida Kartli Archaeological Project” and compares…
New Radiocarbon Dates for the Kura-Araxes Occupation at Aradetis Orgora, Georgia
The absolute chronology of the Kura-Araxes (KA) culture in the Southern Caucasus still represents a challenge due to the fragmentation and inadequacy of the radiocarbon record, as well as the inconsistencies in material typologies in the region. Recent archaeological fieldwork at the site of Aradetis Orgora in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia revealed four occupation levels dating to the KA II phase according to the local relative chronology. 1…
The Kura-Araxes Culture in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia
Située au centre de l’actuelle Géorgie, dans ce qui est traditionnellement considéré comme le coeur de la culture Kura-Araxe, la région de Shida Kartli abrite un nombre relativement élevé de sites Kura-Araxe fouillés, mais aussi plusieurs sites antérieurs, du Chalcolithique récent, et postérieurs (époque des ‘ Early Kurgans’). Cette région offre donc une bonne opportunité pour analyser l’une des variantes régionales de la culture Kura-Araxe dans …
Patavina Orientalia Selecta
The Early Glyptic of Tell Brak
This book is the most comprehensive treatment of the art of Syria in the third millennium BS. It is also the first book-length publication of material from the British excavations at Tell Brak (1976-1993). It is a catalogue of nearly 600 seals from Tell Brak (more than ten times as many as are available from any contemporary Syrian site), combined with a general study of the comparative material. It is both a basic work of reference and a new syn…
Ricerche sui sigilli a cilindro Vicino-Orientali del periodo di Uruk/Jemdet Nasr
The Kura-Araxes Culture in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia
Située au centre de l’actuelle Géorgie, dans ce qui est traditionnellement considéré comme le coeur de la culture Kura-Araxe, la région de Shida Kartli abrite un nombre relativement élevé de sites Kura-Araxe fouillés, mais aussi plusieurs sites antérieurs, du Chalcolithique récent, et postérieurs (époque des ‘ Early Kurgans’). Cette région offre donc une bonne opportunité pour analyser l’une des variantes régionales de la culture Kura-Araxe dans …
New Radiocarbon Dates for the Kura-Araxes Occupation at Aradetis Orgora, Georgia
The absolute chronology of the Kura-Araxes (KA) culture in the Southern Caucasus still represents a challenge due to the fragmentation and inadequacy of the radiocarbon record, as well as the inconsistencies in material typologies in the region. Recent archaeological fieldwork at the site of Aradetis Orgora in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia revealed four occupation levels dating to the KA II phase according to the local relative chronology. 1…
Dietary practices, cultural and social identity in the Early Bronze Age southern Caucasus
Food and its interactions with the environmental, economic, social, and cultural spheres play an essential role in communities’ cultural identity. This theory has been verified by an analysis of the Kura-Araxes (KA) culture, characterised by original cultural developments, which spread in the South Caucasus around the middle of the fourth millennium BC. This research aims to study the variability of dietary choices at the individual and populatio…
Palynological and Archaeological Evidence for Ritual Use of Wine in the Kura-Araxes Period at Aradetis Orgora (Georgia, Caucasus)
Pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs from two zoomorphic Kura-Araxes vessels (ca. 3000 b.c.) from Aradetis Orgora suggest they were utilized for the ritual consumption of wine and likely represent the beginning of the enduring tradition of animal-shaped wine-drinking containers in Georgia. This hypothesis is supported by archaeological and geoarchaeological data: they resemble later wine-containing vessels from Georgia and elsewhere and were found …
New data on different patterns of obsidian procurement in Georgia (Southern Caucasus) during the Chalcolithic, Bronze and Iron Age Periods
The analysis of 107 obsidian samples collected in the course of the archaeological investigations carried out from 2009 to 2019 by the Georgian-Italian expeditions in Eastern Georgia in the provinces of Shida Kartli (Natsargora, Aradetis Orgora and Okherakhevi) and Kakheti (Tsiteli Gorebi 5) allowed us to confirm the existence of two contrasting obsidian procurement patterns in the region. Virtually all the samples (56 out of 57) from the provinc…
Archaeometric analyses of Early Bronze Age pottery from Khashuri Natsargora (Georgia)
Burial Customs Between the Late Chalcolithic and the Early Bronze Age in the Shida Kartli Region of Georgia
The paper analyses the development of burial customs in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia from the Late Chalcolithic until the end of the Early Bronze Age, especially focusing on the Kura-Araxes culture and on the culture (Martqopi, Bedeni) of the following Early Kurgan period. It summarises available evidence in the light of a recent revision carried out in the framework of the “Georgian-Italian Shida Kartli Archaeological Project” and compares…
The Early Glyptic of Tell Brak
This book is the most comprehensive treatment of the art of Syria in the third millennium BS. It is also the first book-length publication of material from the British excavations at Tell Brak (1976-1993). It is a catalogue of nearly 600 seals from Tell Brak (more than ten times as many as are available from any contemporary Syrian site), combined with a general study of the comparative material. It is both a basic work of reference and a new syn…
Ricerche sui sigilli a cilindro Vicino-Orientali del periodo di Uruk/Jemdet Nasr
The Early Glyptic of Tell Brak
This book is the most comprehensive treatment of the art of Syria in the third millennium BS. It is also the first book-length publication of material from the British excavations at Tell Brak (1976-1993). It is a catalogue of nearly 600 seals from Tell Brak (more than ten times as many as are available from any contemporary Syrian site), combined with a general study of the comparative material. It is both a basic work of reference and a new syn…
Patavina Orientalia Selecta
The Kura-Araxes Culture in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia
Située au centre de l’actuelle Géorgie, dans ce qui est traditionnellement considéré comme le coeur de la culture Kura-Araxe, la région de Shida Kartli abrite un nombre relativement élevé de sites Kura-Araxe fouillés, mais aussi plusieurs sites antérieurs, du Chalcolithique récent, et postérieurs (époque des ‘ Early Kurgans’). Cette région offre donc une bonne opportunité pour analyser l’une des variantes régionales de la culture Kura-Araxe dans …
New Radiocarbon Dates for the Kura-Araxes Occupation at Aradetis Orgora, Georgia
The absolute chronology of the Kura-Araxes (KA) culture in the Southern Caucasus still represents a challenge due to the fragmentation and inadequacy of the radiocarbon record, as well as the inconsistencies in material typologies in the region. Recent archaeological fieldwork at the site of Aradetis Orgora in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia revealed four occupation levels dating to the KA II phase according to the local relative chronology. 1…
Burial Customs Between the Late Chalcolithic and the Early Bronze Age in the Shida Kartli Region of Georgia
The paper analyses the development of burial customs in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia from the Late Chalcolithic until the end of the Early Bronze Age, especially focusing on the Kura-Araxes culture and on the culture (Martqopi, Bedeni) of the following Early Kurgan period. It summarises available evidence in the light of a recent revision carried out in the framework of the “Georgian-Italian Shida Kartli Archaeological Project” and compares…
Palynological and Archaeological Evidence for Ritual Use of Wine in the Kura-Araxes Period at Aradetis Orgora (Georgia, Caucasus)
Pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs from two zoomorphic Kura-Araxes vessels (ca. 3000 b.c.) from Aradetis Orgora suggest they were utilized for the ritual consumption of wine and likely represent the beginning of the enduring tradition of animal-shaped wine-drinking containers in Georgia. This hypothesis is supported by archaeological and geoarchaeological data: they resemble later wine-containing vessels from Georgia and elsewhere and were found …
Bronze Age burials from Doghlauri (Georgia). Preliminary analysis of human remains reveals a change in burial customs
The investigation of the Aradetis Orgora site and its burial area, Doghlauri, is providing new data about the Bronze Age in the Shida Kartli province (Georgia). A salvage excavation allowed the discovery of numerous graves and the human remains from 75 of these were later available for the present study. Twenty-three of them date back to the Early Bronze Age (EBA, Kura-Araxes culture) and 52 to the Late Bronze Age (LBA, Lchashen-Tsitelgori cultur…
Archaeometric analyses of Early Bronze Age pottery from Khashuri Natsargora (Georgia)
Dietary practices, cultural and social identity in the Early Bronze Age southern Caucasus
Food and its interactions with the environmental, economic, social, and cultural spheres play an essential role in communities’ cultural identity. This theory has been verified by an analysis of the Kura-Araxes (KA) culture, characterised by original cultural developments, which spread in the South Caucasus around the middle of the fourth millennium BC. This research aims to study the variability of dietary choices at the individual and populatio…
New data on different patterns of obsidian procurement in Georgia (Southern Caucasus) during the Chalcolithic, Bronze and Iron Age Periods
The analysis of 107 obsidian samples collected in the course of the archaeological investigations carried out from 2009 to 2019 by the Georgian-Italian expeditions in Eastern Georgia in the provinces of Shida Kartli (Natsargora, Aradetis Orgora and Okherakhevi) and Kakheti (Tsiteli Gorebi 5) allowed us to confirm the existence of two contrasting obsidian procurement patterns in the region. Virtually all the samples (56 out of 57) from the provinc…
The kurgans of the Alazani Valley in Eastern Georgia
This paper presents the results of a landscape archaeological investigation conducted on the kurgans in the Alazani Valley, Eastern Georgia. Recognized for its remarkable kurgans, some exceeding 100 m in diameter, this region emerges as a pivotal area for the examination of burial mounds. The study highlights the effectiveness of integrated survey methods in mapping burial mounds within extensively exploited environments, facilitating the reconst…
Geography (10 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Bronze Age (5 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient Near East History (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (3 works)