event · evt_hst_final_destruction_abandonment
Final destruction and abandonment of Hala Sultan Tekke
The metropolis was destroyed or rapidly abandoned in the mid-twelfth century BCE and did not recover as the same urban centre.
What is the evidence?
observation
The metropolis was destroyed or rapidly abandoned in the mid-twelfth century BCE and did not recover as the same urban centre.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.
1160 BCE–1130 BCE
Precision: approximate
highPreferred display range for this event. It preserves positive BCE ordering and does not suppress narrower contexts or alternative chronology models.
- informs · dates and interprets
Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus: A Late Bronze Age Trade Metropolis — Peter M. Fischer (2019)Provides the excavator's chronology and interpretation.
Locator: Final Stratum 2 and abandonment - informs · compares sequences
Resilient Social Actors in the Transition from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age on Cyprus — Nathan Meyer, A. Bernard Knapp (2021)Places the event within the island-wide sequence.
Locator: Regional transition table
1200 BCE–1150 BCE
Precision: broad range
Chronology model: Traditional LC IIIA ceramic range
moderateA broader ceramic bracket sometimes used for the final Hala Sultan Tekke horizon; it is retained separately from the preferred mid-twelfth-century excavation model.
- informs · dates
Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus: A Late Bronze Age Trade Metropolis — Peter M. Fischer (2019)A broader ceramic bracket sometimes used for the final Hala Sultan Tekke horizon; it is retained separately from the preferred mid-twelfth-century excavation model.
Locator: Late ceramic sequence
1160 BCE–1130 BCE
Precision: approximate
Chronology model: Hala Sultan Tekke excavation model
highPreferred excavator-led mid-twelfth-century range, still broader than an exact calendar year.
- informs · dates
Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus: A Late Bronze Age Trade Metropolis — Peter M. Fischer (2019)Preferred excavator-led mid-twelfth-century range, still broader than an exact calendar year.
Locator: Final Stratum 2 chronology
Interpretation and caveats
Its final end was later than some south-central abandonments and earlier than Enkomi's final abandonment, underscoring asynchronous change.
Event context
Classification
Event type: urban destruction and abandonment
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Hala Sultan Tekke / Dromolaxia-Vyzatzia, Larnaca Bay Late Bronze Age landscape
Why it matters to the timeline
Directly reconstructs a Cypriot site, landscape, institution, community, or chronological transition within the primary interval.
Alternative interpretations
- The balance between violent destruction, evacuation, and short-term post-destruction activity remains under refinement. (moderate confidence)
Research notes
- Provides the excavator's chronology and interpretation. Role: dates and interprets. Locator: Final Stratum 2 and abandonment.
- Places the event within the island-wide sequence. Role: compares sequences. Locator: Regional transition table.
Evidence and sources
- informs · dates and interprets
Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus: A Late Bronze Age Trade Metropolis — Peter M. Fischer (2019)Provides the excavator's chronology and interpretation.
Locator: Final Stratum 2 and abandonment - informs · compares sequences
Resilient Social Actors in the Transition from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age on Cyprus — Nathan Meyer, A. Bernard Knapp (2021)Places the event within the island-wide sequence.
Locator: Regional transition table