Georgian scientists will begin studying the Georgian traces on the Holy Land – Georgian Embassy in Israel reports.

According to the statement released by the embassy, the Georgian scientists will be able to study traces of ancestors left in Jerusalem with joint efforts of the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia and Archaeology Institute of Warsaw University through which the Georgian-Polish Multidiscipline Center was established.

On February 19-21, representatives of the Center paid the first visit to Bir el Qutt Monastery where the Old Georgian Byzantine mosaic inscriptions written in the Georgian Asomtavruli script are kept. They were first discovered in 1952 by the Italian archaeologist Virgilio Canio Corbo and have been partially studied for the time being.

The delegation members were pledged support and assistance by the host side and the first steps for implementation of the project were set.

The delegation included Nikoloz Antidze, Director General of National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Paata Gaprindashvili, Deputy Director of National Agency, Radoslav Karasevich, Head of -Polish Multidiscipline Center and others.