In December, 2014, an archaeological site in southern Georgia was destroyed by the Russian mining company RMG Gold. What was lost in the blasts at Sakdrisi?
Professor Thomas Stöllner at the University of Bochum in Germany is one of the people
Sakdrisi
Court decides that RMG Gold must allow inspection of ancient mine
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Georgia on Wednesday decided that a mining company must allow experts access to a site so they can inspect an ancient gold mine which was destroyed last December.
Tbilisi City Court ruled that the parties in the conflict, experts and witnesses
Georgian PM campaigning for mining in ancient gold mine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday defended the destruction of an ancient gold mine, arguing that locals need the jobs.
Appearing with employees of RMG Gold at the municipal building in Marneuli, a town south of the capital,
Govt coalition sabotaged vote over inquest into destruction of ancient site
TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament in Georgia again failed to create a commission to study the destruction of an ancient gold mine in December.
Scientists have found more than 5,400 years old human artefacts in the Sakdrisi cave near Bolnisi, but the archaeologically
Court rules Sakdrisi should have remained protected heritage site
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government lost its appeal in the case about lifting the protected status of an ancient gold mine in order to open for commercial exploitation.
Tbilisi City Court decided last summer that the ministry was wrong
Ombudsman says lifting of ancient gold mine's heritage status was illegal
TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, the ombudsman claims that a government official broke the law when he greenlighted the destruction of a 5,400 year old cave complex with invaluable archaeological findings.
In December, the Russian company RMG Gold
Uncertain if Georgian parliament will investigate destruction of ancient mine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament in Georgia has still not created a committee to investigate why a pre-historic gold mine was destroyed by a Russian mining company in mid December last year.
The Free Democrats on Friday nominated one of their members to chair
Georgian Dream hesitates over inquest into destruction of gold mine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Doubt has been cast on the Georgian parliament’s plans to have an inquest into the destruction of a prehistoric gold mine, as a leading parliamentarian says he no longer thinks it’s a good idea.
The ancient cave complex in Sakdrisi in southern
Another archaeological site in Georgia being destroyed
TBILISI, DFWatch–Another historical object allegedly more than 6,000 years old is believed to be destroyed by a construction company.
In a report by the TV channel Rustavi 2, archeologist Iulon Gagoshidze tried to raise the alarm about excavation work at Beri Kldeebi settlement,
Georgian parliament halts work in prehistoric mine, orders investigation
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament on Wednesday decided to halt work at a prehistoric mine that was almost destroyed by a mining company, and to put together a commission to investigate the legality of the ongoing work.
The cave complex in Sakdrisi has more