What is the evidence?

observation

Hasik HBM-4 preserves evidence of coastal use extending into the Late Bronze Age.

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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

1500 BCE–1000 BCE

Precision: broad phase range

Chronology model: HBM-4 coastal sequence

low

HBM-4 spans a very long sequence, and the target-period deposits are broadly attributed to the later second millennium; site destruction limits refinement.

Interpretation and caveats

The record demonstrates occupation but is deliberately low-resolution. It is not reconstructed as a port, anchorage or long-distance route node.

Event context

Classification

Event type: coastal occupation

Evidence layer: archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

The event fills the requested Dhofar and southern-coast coverage while preserving the severe dating and preservation limits.

Research notes

  • Provides the reported occupation and limitations. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Hasik HBM-4 sequence and destruction note.

Evidence and sources

Where to go next

Referenced records