entity · arch_srsc1_lchashen_metsamor_horizon
Lchashen–Metsamor horizon
Also known as: Lchashen-Metsamor culture, Lchashen–Metsamor archaeological tradition
A broad Late Bronze and Early Iron Age archaeological classification used for highland settlement, fortress, cemetery, vehicle, ceramic, and metal traditions.
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.
1500 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · defines or contextualizes classification
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)
Locator: Relevant chronology, regional synthesis, or assemblage discussion - informs · defines or contextualizes classification
The Southern Caucasus in Prehistory: Stages of Cultural and Socioeconomic Development from the Eighth to the Second Millennium B.C. — K. Kh. Kushnareva (1997)
Locator: Relevant chronology, regional synthesis, or assemblage discussion - informs · defines or contextualizes classification
The Emergence of Chariots and Riding in the South Caucasus — M. N. Pogrebova (2003)
Locator: Relevant chronology, regional synthesis, or assemblage discussion
Research description
The label encompasses regional variants and chronological change. It is not equivalent to an Armenian, Urartian, Hurrian, or other linguistic community.
Properties and assignments
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
Archaeological label, not an ethnicity
A modern archaeological classification based on material patterns rather than a secure ancient self-identified people.
Why does this record have this property?
The record groups material, chronological, or regional evidence. No assignment of language, ancestry, ancient self-designation, or modern national continuity follows from the label alone.
- The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age
supports assignment · Regional culture classification and cautions - The Making of Bronze Age Eurasia
contextualizes · Mobility, interaction, and culture models
Horse or vehicle mortuary context
Horse remains, vehicle parts, or vehicle models occur in a burial or ritual context.
Why does this record have this property?
Vehicle contexts support elite display and transport technology. Battlefield chariot warfare, regular cavalry, and linguistic identity are not inferred.
- The Emergence of Chariots and Riding in the South Caucasus
supports assignment and caveat · South Caucasian vehicle and riding evidence
Evidence and sources
- contextualizes · defines or contextualizes classification
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Source linked to entity record arch_srsc1_lchashen_metsamor_horizon.
Locator: Relevant chronology, regional synthesis, or assemblage discussion - contextualizes · defines or contextualizes classification
The Southern Caucasus in Prehistory: Stages of Cultural and Socioeconomic Development from the Eighth to the Second Millennium B.C. — K. Kh. Kushnareva (1997)Source linked to entity record arch_srsc1_lchashen_metsamor_horizon.
Locator: Relevant chronology, regional synthesis, or assemblage discussion - contextualizes · defines or contextualizes classification
The Emergence of Chariots and Riding in the South Caucasus — M. N. Pogrebova (2003)Source linked to entity record arch_srsc1_lchashen_metsamor_horizon.
Locator: Relevant chronology, regional synthesis, or assemblage discussion