Grave 47 of the Akhtala acropolis is a cist tomb: a buried grave lined with stone or large slabs. The grave contained the remains of the deceased and grave goods. Listed and analysed by Jacques de Morgan, these objects are today conserved in the Musée d’Archéologie nationale.
Click on the artefacts to see the photographs of these goods and their function.
© de Morgan, 1889, p. 59
© de Morgan, 1889, p. 59
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Open copper alloy rings
Large pin with prismatic head and fish bone decoration. Copper alloy
Dagger with traces of the handle made from organic material and rivets, iron and remains of fabric
Curved knife blade with missing handle rivets, iron and remnants of woody material
Open copper alloy rings
Group of tribulum tufa stones. An agricultural tool, a tribulum is a wooden board with fragments of stone fitted to its side. This tool is hauled over cut grain to separate wheat from the chaff.