event · evt_hst_stratum_2_reoccupation
Twelfth-century reoccupation at Hala Sultan Tekke
Occupation and material activity resumed after the preceding disruption, with continued regional and overseas connections.
What is the evidence?
observation
Occupation and material activity resumed after the preceding disruption, with continued regional and overseas connections.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.
1190 BCE–1150 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 · provides stratigraphic evidence
Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus: A Late Bronze Age Trade Metropolis — Peter M. Fischer (2019)Documents renewed occupation.
Locator: Stratum 2 and final occupation - informs · provides archaeological observation
The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition (The Söderberg Expedition): Excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke 2020 and 2021: Preliminary Results — Peter M. Fischer, Teresa Bürge, B. Placiente Robedizo, C. Eriksson, K. O. Lorentz, N. M. Branca, and collaborators (2022)Supports continued diverse connections.
Locator: Late city and cemetery contexts
Interpretation and caveats
Reoccupation demonstrates that the earlier destruction did not immediately end the Larnaca Bay metropolis.
Event context
Classification
Event type: urban reoccupation and rebuilding
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Hala Sultan Tekke / Dromolaxia-Vyzatzia
Why it matters to the timeline
Directly reconstructs a Cypriot site, landscape, institution, community, or chronological transition within the primary interval.
Research notes
- Documents renewed occupation. Role: provides stratigraphic evidence. Locator: Stratum 2 and final occupation.
- Supports continued diverse connections. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Late city and cemetery contexts.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides stratigraphic evidence
Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus: A Late Bronze Age Trade Metropolis — Peter M. Fischer (2019)Documents renewed occupation.
Locator: Stratum 2 and final occupation - informs · provides archaeological observation
The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition (The Söderberg Expedition): Excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke 2020 and 2021: Preliminary Results — Peter M. Fischer, Teresa Bürge, B. Placiente Robedizo, C. Eriksson, K. O. Lorentz, N. M. Branca, and collaborators (2022)Supports continued diverse connections.
Locator: Late city and cemetery contexts