International audienceRelationships between Mesopotamia and the Caucasus were first studied in the mid-20th century by Soviet archaeologists after the discovery of artefacts seemingly Mesopotamian in style at Kültepe, Nakhichevan (Azerbaijan), or more recently at AknashenKatunarkh, Armenia. However it was only in the 1990s that scholars started more detailed investigations on the different aspects of this southern presence.This presentation will offer an overview of the architectural techniques (foundations, buildings techniques, covering and roofing) used during the Late Neolithic in the Caucasus and in Mesopotamia. We will highlight both the heterogeneous nature of the architectural traditions and the similarities of techniques observed i...