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Classical Import in Vani and sorroundings. In: Vani, vol. 7, 1983.
Density of Cultural layer. “Matsne” Journal of History, Archaeology, Ethnography and History of Art, vol.4, 1987.
Dablagomi letters and marks. “Matsne” Journal of History, Archaeology, Ethnography and History of Art, vol.4, 1989.
L’aire de diffusion de la culture colchidienne. In: Le Pont-Euxin vu par les Grecs. Symposium de Vani, 1987. Centre de Recherches d’Histoire Ancienne, Volume 100, Paris, 1990 (co – author).
Black Sea - Vani Samtskhe – the spreading route of black glazed pottery. In: La Mer Noire Zone de contacts. Actes du VII Symposium de Vani. Presses Universitaires Franc – Comtoises, Paris, 1999.
Une ville des VII-I siecles. In: Religions du Pont-Euxin. Actes du VIII Symposium de Vani. Presses Universitaires Franc-Comtoises, Paris, 1999.
St. Andrew in Samtskhe – Archaeological proof?. In: Ancient Christianity in the Caucasus, Iberia Caucasica, vol. one. London, 1999.
Interpretation of Eshera inscription. Proceedings of International conference “International relations in the Black Sea in Antiquity and the Middle Ages", Rostov on Don, 2001.
Character of Colchian settlements in the 4th century B.C. In: Urbanism in the Black Sea area in Archaic and Classical times, Tbilisi, 2002.
A burial with a stone Embankment at Atskuri. In: Journal of Georgian Archaeology, vol.I, Tbilisi, 2004.
Alt Statdte von mescketi – Archaeologische interpretation der schriftlichen Quelle. Metalla. Viesbaden, Bochum, 2005.
The ancient cult of Samtskhe. The 2nd international symposium “Christianity in our life - Past, Present, Future”. Tbilisi, 2005.
Amphoras in Caucasian Iberia – attributes of trade route. List of abstracts. International Round-Table Conference. Production and trade of Amphorae in the Black Sea. Batumi – Trabzon, 2006.p.31-32.
New archaeological publications in Georgia. In: Ancient Civilizations from Scythia and Siberia. An international Journal of Comparative Studies in History and Archaeology. Vol. 12. # 3-4. Brill., 2006.
Scythian elements in Southern Georgia. In: Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans. Iranian-Speaking Nomads of The Eurasian Steppes. Barcelona, 2007.
New discoveries in Colchis and Interpretative Version. In: The Argonautica and World Culture. Phasis 10 (I), Tbilisi, 2007.
Oriental innovations in Samtskhe (Southern Georgia) in the 1st mill. B.C. In: Achaemenid Culture and Local Traditions in Anatolia, Southern Caucasus and Iran. New Discoveries. Editors: A. Ivantchik and V. Licheli, Brill, Netherlands, 2007.
A Middle Bronze Age Burial at Atskuri. Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Suppl. 19. Archaeology in Southern Caucasus: Perspectives from Georgia. PEETERS, LEUVEN-PARIS-DUDLEY.MA.2008(co-author)
The statue of Colchian knight on the Samos Island – accidental or reasonable - Pontika, recent research on the Northern and Eastern Black sea in Ancient Times. International colloquium, Cracow, Poland, 2008
Golden Items From Atskuri grave N1. Caucasian- Near Eastern Journal, 13, Tbilisis, 2008, p. 152-159(co-author)
The Palynology of Grakliani Gora Necropolis ( Bowls). In, Ibria Kolkheti”, vol. 7, 2011 (co-author).
Palaeoecology and Economics of Medieval period Atskuri. Bulletin of the National Museum. Natural and Prehistoric Section, #1, 2009. (co-author).
Grakliani Hill stratigraphy. Annual conference of University of Georgia. 2009.
Culture of Colchis. Children’s Encyclopedia. Tbilisi 2009.
St. Andrew in Atskuri, archaeological expertise of written source. St. Andrew: proceedings of conference,2009.
City life. General definition. In: “Historical researches”. Volume dedicated to Prof. R. Metreveli, Tbilisi, 2009.
Cultural Relations in Central Transcaucasia, 2nd International Symposium of Georgian Culture, Florence, Italy, 2009.
Management of Archaeology. In: Cultural-Historical research. Tbilisi State University. Tbilisi 2010, pp 275-281
Grakliani Hill, “Academia”, Journal of Academy of Art. Tbilisi 2010
Physical methods of dating of archaeological complexes. Tbilisi, 2010
Intercultural Relations in central Transcaucasia (Grakliani Hill; 4th-1st mill. BC). In: International Conference and Exhibition”Batumi-spring-2010”, Abstracts, Batumi, 2010.
Hellenistic Amphorae in Caucasian Iberia: attributes of trade route -. In: Varia Anatolica XXI, PatabsI, Production and Trade of Amphorae in the Black sea.edites par: Dominique Kassab Tezgor et Nino Inaishvili, Paris. 2010.
Mesopotamian seals from Grakliani settlement. Proceedings of International conference “Caucasus- Archeology ,Ethnology, folklore”; 2010. pp 182-184
Samtskhe – Ancient winery by archaeological discoveries. In: Baku-Tbilisi-Jeihan, South Caucasian pipeline and archeology in Georgia, Tbilisi 2010, pp.506-546
Cultural relations in central Transcaucasia (Grakliani Hill). The second International Congress of Caucasiologists, Tbilisi,2010.
Cultural Relations in Central Transcaucasus.The Caucasus: Georgia on the Crossroads. Cultural exchange across the Europe and Beyond. Proceedings. 2nd International Symposium of Georgian Culture, November 2-9, 2009, Florence, Italy.Tbilisi, 2011, 74-78)
Urban Development in Central Transcaucasia in Anatolian Context: New Data. In: Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia. Brill, Netherlands. Volume 17, Number 1, pp. 135-156(22) (2011)
The statue of the Colchian knight on the Samos island – accidental or reasonable. In: Pontika 2008,Recent research on the northen and eastern black sea in ancient times,proceedings of the international conference,21st-26th april 2008,Krakow.edited by Ewdoksia Papuci-Wladyka,Michael Vickers,Jaroslaw bodzek,David braund ,Bar inetnational series 2240.2011, pp. 49-50
Climate optima in the mountains of Georgia during Middle Age: Results of palynological investigation of Navenakhari settlement and Betlemi monastery (with Eliso Kvavadze, Parmen Margvelashvili ) INQUA , 18 Congress, Switzerland. 2012.
Achaemenid type painted pottery in Trnascaucasia and Anatolia – one way of Development - International Conference. Erzurum, 2012.
Medieval period archaeological material from Atskuri. Proceeding of the institute of history of Tbilisi State University, 2012.
Achaemenids and Caucasian Iberia. In: Prichornomorie v antichnoe I srednevekovie vremia, Rostov-na Donu, 2013.
History and Archaeology of Georgia. In: Intellectual and spiritual development of youth. International Charitable Foundation of Catholicos -Patriarch of All Georgia, Tbilisi , 2013
Grakliani culture. Tbilisi, 2014.
Atskuri Settlement. In: .“Cities and urban life in Georgia, Tbilisi, 2014
Heinsch S., Kuntner W., Licheli V., Some Remarks first two Georgian – Austrian Campaigns at Khovle Gora, Shida Kartli, 2011-2012. In Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on The Archaeology of the Near East (ICAANE) Warsaw, Vol. 2., 2014, Wiesbaden, pp. 17-31
7 000 years old remains of Beekeeping and Livestock breeding in Kviratskhoveli Settlement (based on Palynological analyses. Kvemo Kartli region, Chalcolithic period). Issue of the Institute of Zoology, vol. 24. Tbilisi, 2015. (co-author).
Paleo – Georgian script. In: Proceedings of the International Congress of Kartvelologists, Georgian National Academy of Sciencies. 2015
Grakliani Hill – from graves to the writing. Kartvelological Symposium, Tbilisi, 2016.
Achaemeneid type pottery in Central Transcaucasia and eastern Anatolia- one way of development. In: International Symposium on East Anatolia – South Caucasus Cultures. Proceeding II, Ed. M. Ishikli and M. Birol Can, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015
Achaemenid Persia in the central Transcaucasus - new discoveries. Eighth European Conference of Iranian Studies. Abstracts, St.Petersburg,2015, p. 74.
Greaco – Achaemenid Trends in Southern Georgia (regarding the stratigraphy of Atskuri), In: Wind Blows Down the Mount Mithridates. The Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Antiquity, Moscow, 2015, 254-267
Georgchaeology of Phasis. In: Mediterranee, n 126 – 2016, Journal of Mediterrannean Geography, France , 2016
R Shaar, L Tauxe, A Gogichaishvili, MC Rathert, M Devidze, V. Licheli. Absolute geomagnetic field intensity in Georgia during the past 6 millennia. Latinmag Letters, Volume 3, Special Issue (2013), PA07, 1-4. Proceedings, Montevideo, Uruguay
Atskuri – Georgian church traditions and Archaeology. Conference dedicated to the 100 year unversary of restoration of independence of Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2017.
Intellectual Innovations in Georgia (11th – 9 th ccc BC) p. 83 – 88 In: CONTACT ZONES OF EUROPE from the 3rd mill. BC to the 1st mill. AD International Scientific Conference Humboldt Colleague Moscow, 29 September – 2 October, 2017 Preliminary Publication of Conference Proceedings.
Kommentaren zum archäologischen Kontext des Grakliani Gora von 5.-4. Jahrhundenten v. Chr. In: Georgica. Zeitschrift für Kultur, Sprache und Gesschichte Georgiens und Kaukasiens, 38, Jahrgang , Jena, 2017.
Again About the Localization of the Greek Colony Phasis – New Data. Abstracts. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM. Advances in Ancient Black Sea Studies: Scholarly Traditions & Preservation of Cultural Heritage. Constanta, 2018.
New evidences of Achaemenid – Georgian relations. Abstracts.
First International Congress of the Eurasian Association of Iranian Studies, St.-Petersburg, 2019, p. 92
Georgian churches in Larnaca district (Alaminos/Softades area, Cyprus). PRO GEORGIA. Journal of Kartvelological Studies, N 29 — 2019, Warsaw, 2019. p. 9-43.
Intellectual Innovations in Iberia Caucasica ( Georgia, 11th – 9th cc BC). Proceedings of International Conference dedicated to St. Grigol Peradze : Geoegia and Christian Civilazation), Abstracts, Tbilisi, 2019.
South Mesopotamian and South Caucasian tendency of Alalakh Gliptics of 2nd mill. BC. Proceedings of Interantional Conference “Georgia – Ancient metallogenic centre ( Achara)”, Batumi, 2019 ( co-author).
Grakliani Gora - The discovery of the century. In: Public Lectures of Tbilisi State University, vol. 2, Tbilisi, 2019.
Stamp Seals from Grakliani Gora. In: Issue of Batumi Archaeological Museum, vol. 8, Batumi, 2019.
Preliminary report of the Grakliani Archaeological Expedition of 2018. In: Short Reports of Archaeological excavations in 2018. Tbilisi, 2019.

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