event · evt_amirabad_early_horizon
Earliest Amirabad horizon in Khorezm
Ceramic and settlement assemblages conventionally called Amirabad begin around the final centuries of the target interval in some schemes.
What is the evidence?
observation
Ceramic and settlement assemblages conventionally called Amirabad begin around the final centuries of the target interval in some schemes.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.
900 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
lowWorking range preserves source uncertainty and should be refined with site-level dates.
- informs · provides historiography
ARCHAEOLOGY v. Pre-Islamic Central Asia — Vadim Mikhailovich Masson (1986)Supports cautious placement and highlights uncertainty.
Locator: Amirabad chronology and terminology review
Interpretation and caveats
The horizon represents local Khorezm change and overlap with earlier traditions; its exact start and relationship to Tazabagyab require renewed dating.
Event context
Classification
Event type: final bronze early iron transition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Amirabad tradition, Khorezm and lower Amu Darya
Why it matters to the timeline
The event covers the requested Amirabad tradition only where it overlaps 900-800 BCE.
Research notes
- Supports cautious placement and highlights uncertainty. Role: provides historiography. Locator: Amirabad chronology and terminology review.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides historiography
ARCHAEOLOGY v. Pre-Islamic Central Asia — Vadim Mikhailovich Masson (1986)Supports cautious placement and highlights uncertainty.
Locator: Amirabad chronology and terminology review
Referenced records
- Khorezm and lower Amu Darya · entity
- Amirabad tradition · entity