event · evt_srsc1_arvana_warrior_grave
Burial of an armed individual in the Arvana kurgan
A richly equipped grave with weapons and associated material was placed in a Talysh highland kurgan during the eleventh–tenth centuries BCE.
What is the evidence?
observation
A richly equipped grave with weapons and associated material was placed in a Talysh highland kurgan during the eleventh–tenth centuries BCE.The context and phase attribution are recent and specific; broader social generalization is limited.
Inspect the sources →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.
1100 BCE–1000 BCE
Precision: range
Chronology model: release preferred synthesis
highPreferred display range synthesized from the cited source roles. It preserves a range and does not imply every component occurred continuously or synchronously.
- supports · provides archaeological observation and date
‘Warrior’s Grave’ in the South-Eastern Region of Azerbaijan: The Arvana Kurgan — A. M. Agalarzade (2026)Publishes the burial and chronological placement.
Locator: Grave catalogue, typology, and conclusions
Interpretation and caveats
The burial supports a dated elite mortuary case. It does not demonstrate continuous warfare, a warrior caste across the whole region, or ethnicity.
Event context
Classification
Event type: elite burial
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Arvana kurgan, Talysh–Mugan archaeological horizon, Caspian Azerbaijan and Talysh-Mugan zone
Why it matters to the timeline
The grave is a securely dated eastern Azerbaijan example relevant to weapons, social differentiation, and Talysh–Mugan chronology.
Research notes
- Publishes the burial and chronological placement. Role: provides archaeological observation and date. Locator: Grave catalogue, typology, and conclusions.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation and date
‘Warrior’s Grave’ in the South-Eastern Region of Azerbaijan: The Arvana Kurgan — A. M. Agalarzade (2026)Publishes the burial and chronological placement.
Locator: Grave catalogue, typology, and conclusions
Referenced records
- Caspian Azerbaijan and Talysh-Mugan zone · entity
- Talysh–Mugan archaeological horizon · entity
- Arvana kurgan · entity