event · evt_hst_stratum_3a_disruption
Late thirteenth-century disruption at Hala Sultan Tekke
Late urban strata include destruction and interruption before a renewed phase of occupation.
What is the evidence?
observation
Late urban strata include destruction and interruption before a renewed phase of occupation.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.
1230 BCE–1190 BCE
Precision: approximate
moderatePreferred 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 the site-specific disruption.
Locator: Late Stratum 3A sequence - 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)Provides island-wide chronological caution.
Locator: Hala Sultan Tekke trajectory
Interpretation and caveats
The destruction is locally defined and cannot be assumed synchronous with Enkomi, Sinda, Maa, or mainland events without tighter absolute dating.
Event context
Classification
Event type: site specific destruction or disruption
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 the site-specific disruption. Role: provides stratigraphic evidence. Locator: Late Stratum 3A sequence.
- Provides island-wide chronological caution. Role: compares sequences. Locator: Hala Sultan Tekke trajectory.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides stratigraphic evidence
Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus: A Late Bronze Age Trade Metropolis — Peter M. Fischer (2019)Documents the site-specific disruption.
Locator: Late Stratum 3A sequence - 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)Provides island-wide chronological caution.
Locator: Hala Sultan Tekke trajectory