Gori is one of the oldest cities of Georgia. The official status was
given to the city in 1801. Its name was borrowed from the rock formation
in the center of the city where are the remains of the ancient
Goris-Tsiche.
Gori was first mentioned in chronicles dated the VII century AD,
however some sources relate the city foundation to the rule of Davit IV Aghmashenebel
in the beginning of the XII century. Archaelogical materials give
evidence that in the place of Gori there were urban villages much
earlier than AD starting from the early Bronze Age (about 3 thousand
years BC). There was found ovenware typical for the Kur-Araz culture. In
1946 the landslide at the northern wall revealed a stratum of the
ancient times. There were found thin clay wine jars painted red color of
tiling, and crocks of burned red clay dishes. The revealed stratum is
dated back since the I century AD to the beginning of our era.
Approximately of the same age were the ancient burials found in the
eastern part of Goris-Tsiche. In the graves there were found crocks of
ovenware, necklaces, coins, bracelets and other adornments.
The second fortress, Kikabeti, is situated in Kakhetia and it's much
smaller than Goris-Tsiche. Unfortunately its history is almost unknown.
Kikabeti
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