What is the evidence?

observation

A mound, enclosures and ten graves contain ceramics and mortuary features assigned primarily to Fedorovka with Alakul-related traits.

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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

1700 BCE–1500 BCE

Precision: range

high

Contextual record outside all or part of the primary interval.

Interpretation and caveats

The cemetery records a local mortuary community and mixed material practices rather than a culture-wide ethnic migration.

Event context

Classification

Event type: cemetery use and mortuary practice

Evidence layer: archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

Sherubai-1 is a directly excavated central Kazakh cemetery and provides core evidence for local classification and chronology.

Research notes

  • Provides the cemetery evidence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Site plan, graves, ceramic analysis and calibrated dates.

Evidence and sources

Where to go next

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