event · evt_bayhan_bronze_iron_irrigation_change
Bronze to Iron Age irrigation and settlement change in Bayḥān
Communities in Bayḥān developed and reorganized irrigated settlement across Bronze and Iron Age phases.
What is the evidence?
observation
Communities in Bayḥān developed and reorganized irrigated settlement across Bronze and Iron 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.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: broad regional range
Chronology model: Bayḥān valley sequence
moderateSurvey and excavation evidence supports irrigation and settlement through the interval, but local discontinuities and exact phase dates vary.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Settlement Discontinuities in Southwestern Arabia during the Middle and Late Holocene: The Bayḥān (Yemen) Region — Jean-François Breton, Brigitte Coque-Delhuille, Christopher Edens (2023)Provides the regional reconstruction and caveats.
Locator: Settlement sequence, irrigation evidence and discontinuity discussion
Interpretation and caveats
The valley shows both continuity and discontinuity. Hydraulic continuity does not imply an unchanged polity, population name or state administration.
Event context
Classification
Event type: irrigation and settlement reorganization
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Nuqub in the Bayḥān valley, Jawf and Hadramawt research zone, Yemen highlands
Why it matters to the timeline
The event covers inland Yemen irrigation, settlement continuity and local reorganization without back-projecting later kingdoms.
Research notes
- Provides the regional reconstruction and caveats. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Settlement sequence, irrigation evidence and discontinuity discussion.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Settlement Discontinuities in Southwestern Arabia during the Middle and Late Holocene: The Bayḥān (Yemen) Region — Jean-François Breton, Brigitte Coque-Delhuille, Christopher Edens (2023)Provides the regional reconstruction and caveats.
Locator: Settlement sequence, irrigation evidence and discontinuity discussion
Referenced records
- Nuqub in the Bayḥān valley · entity
- Jawf and Hadramawt research zone · entity
- Yemen highlands · entity
- Date assertion for evt_bayhan_bronze_iron_irrigation_change · date assertion