Colchian culture

Ancient Kingdom of Colchis

Colchian culture (Georgian: კოლხური კულტურა; 1000 BC to 600 BC) is Neolithic - an early Bronze Age and Iron Age culture of the western Caucasus, mostly in western Georgia. It was partially succeeded by the Koban culture in northern and central Caucasus.

Colchian gold diadem

It is named after the ancient geographic region of Colchis, which covered a large area along the Black Sea coast. Today Colchs are known as Laz and Megrel.

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Bronze Age
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Bronze Age (North Caucasus and Transcaucasia)	Kurgan Koban Kura–Araxes Shulaveri-Shomu Colchian Trialeti Maykop culture Leyla-Tepe culture Jar-Burial Khojaly–Gadabay
↓ Iron Age

Kartvelians (Georgians)
Subethnic groups	Svans Zans Megrelians Lazs
Historical	Colchians Byzeres Drilae Machelones Macrones Marres Mossynoeci Phasians Sanni Tibareni Zydretae Iberians Gugars Saspers Taochoi Kaskians Misimians

Colchian culture

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