entity · arch_alakul_tradition
Alakul tradition
A regional archaeological classification defined principally through ceramics, burials and settlements.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1900 BCE–1500 BCE
Precision: range
moderateHigh-resolution site-specific model; cultural labels remain archaeological.
- informs · dates
Calendar Age of Lisakovsky Timbers Attributed to Andronovo Community of Bronze Age in Eurasia — Irina P. Panyushkina, Barbara J. Mills, Emma R. Usmanova, Li Cheng (2008)Provides high-resolution dates for Alakul and Fedorovo overlap.
Locator: Results and calibrated overlap interval - informs · provides archaeological observation
In the heat of the furnaces: 300 years of metalmaking at Bronze Age Taldysai, central Kazakhstan — Ilaria Calgaro, Antonina Sergeevna Yermolayeva, Miljana Radivojevic (2026)Provides production contexts assigned to Alakul/Fedorovo traditions.
Locator: Stratigraphy and ceramic phase attribution
Research description
Lisakovsk and Taldysai provide dated contexts assigned to Alakul phases or assemblages. Alakul material does not automatically identify one ethnic or linguistic population, and local date ranges differ from traditional typological schemes.
Evidence and sources
- informs · dates
Calendar Age of Lisakovsky Timbers Attributed to Andronovo Community of Bronze Age in Eurasia — Irina P. Panyushkina, Barbara J. Mills, Emma R. Usmanova, Li Cheng (2008)Provides high-resolution dates for Alakul and Fedorovo overlap.
Locator: Results and calibrated overlap interval - informs · provides archaeological observation
In the heat of the furnaces: 300 years of metalmaking at Bronze Age Taldysai, central Kazakhstan — Ilaria Calgaro, Antonina Sergeevna Yermolayeva, Miljana Radivojevic (2026)Provides production contexts assigned to Alakul/Fedorovo traditions.
Locator: Stratigraphy and ceramic phase attribution