event · evt_adji_kui_broad_dietary_economy
Broad dietary economy at Adji Kui 1
Plant and animal assemblages show a diversified food economy spanning later Bronze Age phases.
What is the evidence?
observation
Plant and animal assemblages show a diversified food economy spanning later Bronze Age phases.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.
1800 BCE–1300 BCE
Precision: range
moderateWorking range preserves source uncertainty and should be refined with site-level dates.
- informs · provides scientific evidence
The breadth of dietary economy in Bronze Age Central Asia: Case study from Adji Kui 1 in the Murghab region of Turkmenistan — Robert N. Spengler III, Ilaria de Nigris, Barbara Cerasetti, Marialetizia Carra, Lynne M. Rouse (2018)Provides the subsistence evidence.
Locator: Dietary economy results and site phases
Interpretation and caveats
Economic continuity and adaptation at a substantial settlement complicate an oasis-wide abandonment narrative.
Event context
Classification
Event type: diversified oasis economy
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Adji Kui 1, Murghab Delta and Margiana oasis system
Why it matters to the timeline
The evidence directly addresses continuity and adaptation in the Murghab during the target transition.
Research notes
- Provides the subsistence evidence. Role: provides scientific evidence. Locator: Dietary economy results and site phases.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides scientific evidence
The breadth of dietary economy in Bronze Age Central Asia: Case study from Adji Kui 1 in the Murghab region of Turkmenistan — Robert N. Spengler III, Ilaria de Nigris, Barbara Cerasetti, Marialetizia Carra, Lynne M. Rouse (2018)Provides the subsistence evidence.
Locator: Dietary economy results and site phases
Referenced records
- Murghab Delta and Margiana oasis system · entity
- Adji Kui 1 · entity