The Trialeti culture (Georgian: თრიალეთის კულტურა), named after Trialeti region of Georgia, is attributed to the first part of the 2nd millennium BC.[1] In the late 3rd millennium BC. settlements of the Kura-Araxes culture began to be replaced by early Trialeti culture sites.[2] The Trialeti culture was a second culture to appear in Georgia, after the Shulaveri-Shomu culture which existed from 6000 to 4000 BC.[3] The Trialeti culture shows close ties with the highly-developed cultures of the ancient world, particularly with the Aegean.[4]
The Trialeti culture was known for its particular form of burial.[5] The elite were interred in large, very rich burials under earth and stone mounds, which sometimes contained four-wheeled carts.[5] Also there were many gold objects found in the graves.[4] These gold objects were similar to those found in Iran and Iraq.[3] This form of burial in a tumulus or "kurgan", along with wheeled vehicles, is the same as that of the Kurgan culture which has been associated with the speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language.
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