What is the evidence?

observation

A cist burial and associated material belong around the turn of the first millennium BCE.

observed evidence

A cist burial and associated material belong around the turn of the first millennium BCE.

The burial provides direct Isle of Man evidence within an Irish Sea setting; later Viking and Christian activity at the site is unrelated.

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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.

Preferred assertion

1050 BCE–950 BCE

Precision: broad museum chronology

Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce

moderate

Positive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The burial provides direct Isle of Man evidence within an Irish Sea setting; later Viking and Christian activity at the site is unrelated.

  • supports · dates
    Balladoole historic monument site — Manx National Heritage

    Official site record for the multi-period Balladoole complex, including a Bronze Age cist and later re-use.


    Locator: Site description and location

Interpretation and caveats

The burial provides direct Isle of Man evidence within an Irish Sea setting; later Viking and Christian activity at the site is unrelated.

Event context

Classification

Event type: burial event

Evidence layer: archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

This regional-core event satisfies required Isle of Man and Irish Sea coverage without projecting later Manx identities backward.

Research notes

  • Official site record for the multi-period Balladoole complex, including a Bronze Age cist and later re-use. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Site description and location.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · provides evidence and date
    Balladoole historic monument site — Manx National Heritage

    Official site record for the multi-period Balladoole complex, including a Bronze Age cist and later re-use.


    Locator: Site description and location

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