# Canonical recap data for Shulaveri-Shomu Culture Settlements (9500)
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slug: shulaveri-shomu
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9500/shulaveri-shomu"
title: Shulaveri-Shomu Culture Settlements
subtitle: Early Neolithic villages in the South Caucasus with evidence of organized feasting and ritual practices.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9500-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9500
decade: 9500
country:
name: Georgia
slug: georgia
summaryShort: The Shulaveri–Shomu culture, also known as the Shulaveri-Shomutepe-Aratashen culture, is an archaeological culture that existed on the territory of present-day Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, as well as parts of northern Iran during the Late Neolithic/Eneolithic. It lasted from around the end of the seventh millenniu
summaryLong: The Shulaveri–Shomu culture, also known as the Shulaveri-Shomutepe-Aratashen culture, is an archaeological culture that existed on the territory of present-day Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, as well as parts of northern Iran during the Late Neolithic/Eneolithic. It lasted from around the end of the seventh millennium BC to the beginning of the fifth millennium BC.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/A_terracotta_Kvevri_used_to_ferment_and_age_wine_decorated_with_depictions_of_bunches_of_grapes%2C_First_half_of_the_6th_millennium_BC%2C_from_Khramis_Didid_Gora%2C_National_Museum_of_Georgia%2C_Tbilisi%2C_Georgia.jpg/1280px-A_terracotta_Kvevri_used_to_ferment_and_age_wine_decorated_with_depictions_of_bunches_of_grapes%2C_First_half_of_the_6th_millennium_BC%2C_from_Khramis_Didid_Gora%2C_National_Museum_of_Georgia%2C_Tbilisi%2C_Georgia.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Carole Raddato · via Wikipedia
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulaveri%E2%80%93Shomu_culture"
  title: Shulaveri-Shomu culture
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: "The Shulaveri–Shomu culture, also known as the Shulaveri-Shomutepe-Aratashen culture, is an archaeological culture that existed on the territory of present-day "
wikidataQid: Q4246675
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260620081930/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulaveri%E2%80%93Shomu_culture"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-20
  label: Shulaveri-Shomu culture
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulaveri%E2%80%93Shomu_culture"
