event · evt_sinda_i_destruction
Destruction of Sinda I
The first excavated Late Cypriot settlement phase at Sinda ended in destruction.
What is the evidence?
observation
The first excavated Late Cypriot settlement phase at Sinda ended in destruction.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.
1225 BCE–1190 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 primary excavation evidence
Swedish Excavations at Sinda, Cyprus: Excavations Conducted by Arne Furumark 1947–1948 — Arne Furumark, Charles M. Adelman (2003)Documents the phase and ceramic sequence.
Locator: Sinda I destruction - 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 chronological caution.
Locator: Sinda summary
1225 BCE–1190 BCE
Precision: approximate
Chronology model: Furumark/Adelman Sinda chronology
highLocal ceramic estimate for Sinda I; absolute synchronism remains uncertain.
- informs · dates
Swedish Excavations at Sinda, Cyprus: Excavations Conducted by Arne Furumark 1947–1948 — Arne Furumark, Charles M. Adelman (2003)Local ceramic estimate for Sinda I; absolute synchronism remains uncertain.
Locator: Sinda I ceramics and destruction
Interpretation and caveats
This is one local destruction horizon whose ceramic dating cannot establish exact synchronism with other sites.
Event context
Classification
Event type: site specific destruction
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Sinda, Eastern Mesaoria and Enkomi hinterland
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 phase and ceramic sequence. Role: provides primary excavation evidence. Locator: Sinda I destruction.
- Provides chronological caution. Role: compares sequences. Locator: Sinda summary.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides primary excavation evidence
Swedish Excavations at Sinda, Cyprus: Excavations Conducted by Arne Furumark 1947–1948 — Arne Furumark, Charles M. Adelman (2003)Documents the phase and ceramic sequence.
Locator: Sinda I destruction - 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 chronological caution.
Locator: Sinda summary
Referenced records
- Sinda · entity
- Eastern Mesaoria and Enkomi hinterland · entity