event · evt_kraltepe_hoard_deposition
Deposition of the Kaleburnu-Kraltepe metal hoard
A rich hoard of bronze and precious-metal objects was deposited at a substantial Karpas settlement with broad connections.
What is the evidence?
observation
A rich hoard of bronze and precious-metal objects was deposited at a substantial Karpas settlement with broad 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.
1250 BCE–1150 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 project evidence
Kaleburnu-Kraltepe Archaeological Project — University of Tübingen Archaeological ProjectDocuments the assemblage and publication status.
Locator: Settlement and hoard summary - informs · locates
Cyprus Settlements Dataset, Version 1.0.0 — Katherine A. Crawford, Nicholas Vella (2022)Provides a neutral site locator with precision caveats.
Locator: Kaleburnu-Kraltepe entry
Interpretation and caveats
The hoard indicates high-value circulation and local aggregation, but its exact depositional cause, date, ownership, and political meaning remain under publication.
Event context
Classification
Event type: metal hoard deposition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Kaleburnu-Kraltepe / Galinoporni-Vasili, Karpas Peninsula 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.
Research notes
- Documents the assemblage and publication status. Role: provides project evidence. Locator: Settlement and hoard summary.
- Provides a neutral site locator with precision caveats. Role: locates. Locator: Kaleburnu-Kraltepe entry.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides project evidence
Kaleburnu-Kraltepe Archaeological Project — University of Tübingen Archaeological ProjectDocuments the assemblage and publication status.
Locator: Settlement and hoard summary - informs · locates
Cyprus Settlements Dataset, Version 1.0.0 — Katherine A. Crawford, Nicholas Vella (2022)Provides a neutral site locator with precision caveats.
Locator: Kaleburnu-Kraltepe entry