Archaeological excavations in The Vashlovani village (Khulo Municipality)

Abstract

Vashlovani village is rich of the historical past. Toponyms of the Christian period and archeological materials are often dicovered in its territory. In 2021-2022, an archaeological expedition was carried out to study one of the churches of the Middle Ages. The expedition studied the remains of the church located at the head of the village, on the right bank of the Dzindzegele.  The church was once a one-nave building with a hall (dimensions: length-12 m, width-10 m). To the west of the church, disturbed burials and a small amount of archeological materials were discovered: pitchers, dergs, pots, jugs, bowls and fragments of glazed pottery, as well as silver coins. According to archeological artifacts and numismatic materials, the church can be dated to XIII-XV centuries.