• David Kuparadze

This article presents data and addresses the main issues of the development sites of iron paleometallurgy on the territory of ancient Colchis (Western Georgia, Caucasus). It has been proven that iron metallurgy was widely developed throughout the entire given territory starting from the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 1st millennium BC. It is quite obvious that even in those time, craftsmen mined, processed, smelted and forged high-quality iron products from the mined ore material. These items were not only for household purposes, but most often represented very high-quality bladed weapons, which they achieved by alloying of ore. One of the ways to achieve ore smelting, apparently, was by using ordinary magnetic sands located on the eastern shore of the Black Sea. The article also examines the possibilities and methods of achieving forging iron bladed weapons by modern Georgian craftsmen from these Ureki sands (magnetite sands).

Some aspects of iron production on the territory of Colchis (Western Georgia)

"Some aspects of iron production on the territory of Colchis (Western Georgia)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 3, page no.a101-a107, March-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2603014.pdf

"Some aspects of iron production on the territory of Colchis (Western Georgia)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 3, page no. ppa101-a107, March-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2603014.pdf