Shulaveri–Shomu culture

Shulaveri-Shomu culture
Geographical rangesouthern Caucasus region
PeriodNeolithic
Datesc. 6000 BC – c. 5000 BC
Major sitesShaumiani, Shomu-tepe
Preceded byTrialetian culture
Followed byChaff-Faced Ware culture, Trialeti culture

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.