entity · arch_yaz_i
Yaz I / Early Iron Age 1 horizon
Also known as: Yoz I, Jaz I, Early Iron Age 1
A southern Central Asian archaeological horizon characterized by handmade painted wares, changing settlement systems and scarce formal burials.
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–1000 BCE
Precision: range
moderateWorking range preserves source uncertainty and should be refined with site-level dates.
- informs · contextualizes
Animal exploitation in the oases: an archaeozoological review of Iron Age sites in southern Central Asia — Johanna Lhuillier, Marjan Mashkour (2017)Supports a variable Early Iron Age 1 horizon.
Locator: Regional chronology and economic comparison - informs · critiques interpretation
Intercultural Interactions of the Sine Sepulchro Cultural Community (Handmade Painted Ware Cultures) of the Early Iron Age with the Neighbouring Cultures of Asia and the Near East — Johanna Lhuillier (2022)Explains the limits of treating the horizon as one culture.
Locator: Sine Sepulchro classification and burial evidence
Research description
Regional variants and start dates differ, with some schemes beginning around 1500-1400 BCE. Yaz I is not interpreted as a single migrating Iranian tribe or uniform religious community.
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
Animal exploitation in the oases: an archaeozoological review of Iron Age sites in southern Central Asia — Johanna Lhuillier, Marjan Mashkour (2017)Supports a variable Early Iron Age 1 horizon.
Locator: Regional chronology and economic comparison - informs · critiques interpretation
Intercultural Interactions of the Sine Sepulchro Cultural Community (Handmade Painted Ware Cultures) of the Early Iron Age with the Neighbouring Cultures of Asia and the Near East — Johanna Lhuillier (2022)Explains the limits of treating the horizon as one culture.
Locator: Sine Sepulchro classification and burial evidence