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 byKura–Araxes 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.