The famous gold mine in Sakdrisi in the Kvemo Kartli region has been completely destroyed, archeologist Irina Gambashidze said, according to results of an examination of the monitoring group of experts from the company RMG Gold, which owns the license for the production of gold in the area of this historic monument.
According to her "during the site inspection even the remains of the ancient gold mine were not found. The monument was blown up, the members of the monitoring group were not able to detect it, it was razed to the ground ..." Georgia-Online quotes Gambashidze.
The Sakdrisi mine was discovered in 2005. It dates back to the 4th century BC. Archaeologists found mine tunnels and ancient tools for the processing of ore, which allowed scientists to say that during this period on the territory of the Kvemo Kartli region gold was mined and there was a specific way of processing ore. According to preliminary findings, these gold mines are the most ancient in the world.
