event · evt_srsc1_bilozerka_north_pontic_transition
Bilozerka horizon in the north Pontic steppe
Radiocarbon and assemblage studies define a final Bronze Age Bilozerka horizon north of the Black Sea.
What is the evidence?
observation
Radiocarbon and assemblage studies define a final Bronze Age Bilozerka horizon north of the Black Sea.The horizon is established; its internal chronology and relevance to adjacent systems are comparative rather than causal.
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.
1200 BCE–900 BCE
Precision: range
Chronology model: release preferred synthesis
moderatePreferred display range synthesized from the cited source roles. It preserves a range and does not imply every component occurred continuously or synchronously.
- supports · dates
Radiocarbon Chronology of the Bilozerka Culture: Based on Barrows near the Village of Zapovitne (the ‘Stepnoy’ Cemetery) — Vitaliy V. Otroshchenko (2003)Provides the regional chronological framework.
Locator: Radiocarbon chronology and periodization - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Making of Bronze Age Eurasia — Philip L. Kohl (2007)Places the horizon in broader steppe systems.
Locator: Pontic-Caspian comparative discussion
Interpretation and caveats
The horizon is included as a neighbouring comparator. No direct migration into the Caucasus is inferred from chronological overlap.
Event context
Classification
Event type: regional archaeological transition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Bilozerka archaeological horizon, North Pontic steppe
Why it matters to the timeline
The north Pontic sequence materially improves interpretation of lower Don and post-Srubnaya change, but no direct causal or migratory link to the Caucasus is asserted.
Research notes
- Provides the regional chronological framework. Role: dates. Locator: Radiocarbon chronology and periodization.
- Places the horizon in broader steppe systems. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Pontic-Caspian comparative discussion.
Evidence and sources
- supports · dates
Radiocarbon Chronology of the Bilozerka Culture: Based on Barrows near the Village of Zapovitne (the ‘Stepnoy’ Cemetery) — Vitaliy V. Otroshchenko (2003)Provides the regional chronological framework.
Locator: Radiocarbon chronology and periodization - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Making of Bronze Age Eurasia — Philip L. Kohl (2007)Places the horizon in broader steppe systems.
Locator: Pontic-Caspian comparative discussion
Referenced records
- North Pontic steppe · entity
- Bilozerka archaeological horizon · entity