რელიგიის ნიშნები პრეისტორიული საზოგადოების სახელობო საქმიანობაში
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2023
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ოთხვანი, ნინო
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ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტის გამომცემლობა
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Discussing certain archeological features of the finds of Sakdrisi--
Dzedzvebi site, it becomes clear how closely related the practice of
gold mining and certain rituals were in the existence of society at the
end of the IV millennium and the beginning of the III millennium BC. It
becomes clear that the materialized rituals are only a small part of the
cult expressions that might have a possible place in the gold mining
customs. Most of them might have been gradually formed from everyday
habits. It is difficult to say which of them was dominant. We can only suppose which practical habit led to the formation of the ritual. It
may have been the complexity of the mining activity and, depending
on it, the desire for a safe work process, the high degree of disaster
and the expectation of profit. In the case of Sakdrisi mines, safe mining
operations should have played the main role. Extracting ore-bearing
veins or using fire was a high-risk activity. As for the results of the
work, its prediction was a more difficult matter and depended entirely
on the favour of the gods. If we consider these suggestions to be acceptable,
then it is no longer surprising to have the galleries filled with
used mining tools after the completion of the work and to leave specially
selected stone tools on the mined areas. In my opinion, based on
the fact that there was no technical necessity to leave the tools in the
working area during the working process, which was clearly shown during
the excavation, the only explanation should be sought in the religious
aspect.
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კულტურის ისტორიისა და თეორიის საკითხები XXXVII, თსუ ისრაელის ცენტრი, თბილისი, 2023, გვ.: 37-59/ ISSUES OF HISTORY AND THEORY OF CULTURE XXXVII, TSU Center for Israel Studies, Tbilisi, 2023, pp.: 37-59