event · evt_begash_recurrent_occupation
Repeated occupation and reuse at Begash
Architectural, mortuary and dated occupation phases show repeated use of Begash across the release interval.
What is the evidence?
observation
Architectural, mortuary and dated occupation phases show repeated use of Begash across the release interval.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: range
highWorking range preserves source uncertainty and should be refined with site-level dates.
- informs · provides archaeological observation
Long-Term Occupation and Seasonal Settlement of Eastern Eurasian Pastoralists at Begash, Kazakhstan — Michael D. Frachetti, Alexei N. Mar'yashev (2007)Provides the long sequence and absence of prolonged abandonment.
Locator: Occupation phases and calibrated chronology
Interpretation and caveats
The site demonstrates persistence through changing seasonal and social practices, not a single continuous village population or prolonged prehistoric abandonment.
Event context
Classification
Event type: long term seasonal settlement use
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Begash, Zhetysu / Semirechye
Why it matters to the timeline
Begash is a core Zhetysu case for mobility, continuity and agropastoral interaction across the full interval.
Research notes
- Provides the long sequence and absence of prolonged abandonment. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Occupation phases and calibrated chronology.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides archaeological observation
Long-Term Occupation and Seasonal Settlement of Eastern Eurasian Pastoralists at Begash, Kazakhstan — Michael D. Frachetti, Alexei N. Mar'yashev (2007)Provides the long sequence and absence of prolonged abandonment.
Locator: Occupation phases and calibrated chronology
Referenced records
- Zhetysu / Semirechye · entity
- Begash · entity