Archaeological work is underway on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue after full-scale rehabilitation works uncovered ceramic artifacts and what experts believe to be the remains of a ceramic workshop dating to the 10th–12th centuries. The discovery was made in the area between the Georgian National Museum and the Youth Palace, where archaeologists have found clay vessels and other objects believed to have been part of everyday life in medieval Tbilisi. The artifacts are now being studied by a team led by Merab Dzneladze, chief archaeologist of the Georgian National Museum, with the works also involving students from Georgian Technical University. According to Dzneladze, the findings likely date back to years when Tbilisi was still under Arabic influence, before it was recaptured by King David IV, highlighting the rich cultural heritage of the city during the medieval period.