event · evt_ferghana_tarim_material_contacts
Material contacts between Ferghana and the Tarim Basin
Comparative studies identify ceramic, metallurgical and other material parallels across the Tien Shan.
What is the evidence?
observation
Comparative studies identify ceramic, metallurgical and other material parallels across the Tien Shan.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–1000 BCE
Precision: range
lowWorking range preserves source uncertainty and should be refined with site-level dates.
- informs · proposes interpretation
On the Question of Cultural Interactions between the Tarim Basin and the Fergana Basin in the Late Bronze Age — Li Yeyu (2026)Provides the proposed Ferghana-Tarim connections.
Locator: Comparative evidence and contact discussion - informs · provides scientific evidence
Metallurgy at the Crossroads: New Analyses of Copper-based Objects at Tianshanbeilu, Eastern Xinjiang, China — Cheng Liu, Ruiliang Liu, Pengcheng Zhou, Chun Lu, Zengxin Yang, A. Mark Pollard, Peter Hommel, Jian Ma, Jianfeng Cui, Peter Bray, Jianyi Tong, Jessica Rawson (2020)Provides object-level technological evidence.
Locator: Metallurgical comparisons
Interpretation and caveats
The evidence supports possible episodic contact and transmitted technology; direction, intermediaries and demographic scale remain uncertain.
Event context
Classification
Event type: cross mountain material contact
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Ferghana Valley, Xinjiang and eastern Tien Shan connection frame, Chust culture, Tianshanbeilu assemblage
Why it matters to the timeline
The event addresses the brief's required Ferghana-Xinjiang connection while separating resemblance from proven movement.
Research notes
- Provides the proposed Ferghana-Tarim connections. Role: proposes interpretation. Locator: Comparative evidence and contact discussion.
- Provides object-level technological evidence. Role: provides scientific evidence. Locator: Metallurgical comparisons.
Evidence and sources
- informs · proposes interpretation
On the Question of Cultural Interactions between the Tarim Basin and the Fergana Basin in the Late Bronze Age — Li Yeyu (2026)Provides the proposed Ferghana-Tarim connections.
Locator: Comparative evidence and contact discussion - informs · provides scientific evidence
Metallurgy at the Crossroads: New Analyses of Copper-based Objects at Tianshanbeilu, Eastern Xinjiang, China — Cheng Liu, Ruiliang Liu, Pengcheng Zhou, Chun Lu, Zengxin Yang, A. Mark Pollard, Peter Hommel, Jian Ma, Jianfeng Cui, Peter Bray, Jianyi Tong, Jessica Rawson (2020)Provides object-level technological evidence.
Locator: Metallurgical comparisons
Referenced records
- Ferghana Valley · entity
- Chust culture · entity
- Tianshanbeilu assemblage · entity
- Xinjiang and eastern Tien Shan connection frame · entity