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title: Qvevri, Neolithic Terracotta Wine Jar
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18228/qvevri-neolithic-terracotta-wine-jar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-12-14
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# Qvevri, Neolithic Terracotta Wine Jar
_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18228.jpg)
## Image Caption
Terracotta wine jar, known as *qvevri*, with a capacity of approximately 100 litres (26 gal), the earliest [Neolithic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) evidence for the beginnings of a wine [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) in which wine dominated social and economic life has been found in the Republic of Georgia. Found at the site of Khramis Didi Gora in southeastern Georgia, dated to the first half of the 6th millennium BCE.
National Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi.
## About the Author
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work
### APA
Raddato, C. (2023, December 07). Qvevri, Neolithic Terracotta Wine Jar. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
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## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/53379021551/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/53379021551/) by **[Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato")**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 07 December 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.