Princely burial ground

The princely necropolis (Georgian: სამთავროს სამაროვანი, romanized: samtavros samarovani), also known as the Samtavro necropolis, is an ancient cemetery located north of Mtskheta, Georgia. It dates from the mid-3rd millennium BCE to the 10th century CE. It was initially discovered by explorer F. Bayern in the 1870s and 1880s. In 1938, excavations were resumed by A. Kalandadze and continue to the present day, yielding new discoveries and insights into the ancient history of the site.