event · evt_srsc1_gazigulu_necropolis_use
Use of Gazigulu necropolis in the Tovuzchay–Kura zone
Eighteen graves document local mortuary practices and material links during the Late Bronze–Early Iron transition.
What is the evidence?
observation
Eighteen graves document local mortuary practices and material links during the Late Bronze–Early Iron transition.The grave contexts are published; regional representativeness and exact settlement links remain uncertain.
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.
1400 BCE–900 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
Necropol Gazigulu: Late Bronze–Early Iron Ages Site of the Khojaly-Gedabey Archaeological Culture in Bassin of Tovuzchay River — Shamil N. Najafov (2022)Publishes the cemetery sample and chronology.
Locator: pp. 118–129; grave catalogue and regional conclusions
Interpretation and caveats
The sample is a local cemetery record and should not be scaled automatically to population movement or political control.
Event context
Classification
Event type: cemetery use
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Gazigulu necropolis, Western Azerbaijan, Ganja and Shamkir zones
Why it matters to the timeline
The event strengthens the western Azerbaijan and Kura-valley sequence with a published local cemetery.
Research notes
- Publishes the cemetery sample and chronology. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: pp. 118–129; grave catalogue and regional conclusions.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Necropol Gazigulu: Late Bronze–Early Iron Ages Site of the Khojaly-Gedabey Archaeological Culture in Bassin of Tovuzchay River — Shamil N. Najafov (2022)Publishes the cemetery sample and chronology.
Locator: pp. 118–129; grave catalogue and regional conclusions
Referenced records
- Western Azerbaijan, Ganja and Shamkir zones · entity
- Gazigulu necropolis · entity