Georgia: The National Agency for Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia continues archaeological research and research work in the Gurianta village of Ozurgeti municipality, on the territory of the Gurianta-Vashnari settlement.
At this stage, archaeological research is underway to determine and determine the area of dispersion of the remains of the inner prison, mother tomb and contemporary bridge.
Remnants of stone rubble were discovered on the west side of a roadside wooded hill. These are presumably the ruins of a small medieval hall-style church, with flat or broken stones left over, roughly processed rock scale squares, and a few monolithic fragments from the fallen walls.
The walls of the Vashnar Basilica are being cleaned of herbal soaps and sand; the interior of the Cathedral is being deepened; the frequent herbal soaps are being cleaned of MD. On the edge of Skurdumi, the gate is located in the western part of Nakalakari.
Meanwhile, the space between the Basilica and the tower to its south (Tower No. 1) is being widened, and the excavation-preparation of the galvanic connecting the towers to the south and south-west of the Basilica (Towers No. 1 and No. 6) is underway.
Scientists-colleagues of the National Museum of Georgia, agency staff, professors, and students of the Technical University of Georgia are working on the city.
FYI: The National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia, the National Agency for the Protection of Culture of Georgia, began archaeological research and research work of the city of Vashnar in 2022-2023 and is still going on. Archaeological works are being carried out based on the agreement signed between the Agency for Protection of Cultural Heritage and the A(a)IP Georgian Monasteries reconstruction, the study of cultural heritage, and the International Charitable Fund of the Deputy Bank. Professor Vazha Sadradze leads the expedition.
The data of the objects found in the suburb were clarified based on the excavations conducted in 2022. The relationship between Shidatsikhe’s gallivant, martyrium, Basilica, lamp, and gallivant was established.
Excavations carried out in both phases in 2023 determined the address of the remains of the bridge from the northwest entrance to the fortress, the strategy of the individual monument, and the sequence of the construction of the city from above. The strategic relationship between Shidatsikhe Galavan, Martirium, Basilica, and Galavan has been revealed.
The agency allocated 149,732 GEL for archaeological works in 2022-2024.
Monument for a long time (IV-VII centuries). It functioned, and based on strategic data, it has been modified and restored many times.
