event · evt_srsc1_kayakent_kharachoi_late_phase
Late Kayakent–Kharachoi phase in the eastern North Caucasus
Regional monuments document a late phase of the Kayakent–Kharachoi archaeological tradition and transition toward Early Iron Age groupings.
What is the evidence?
observation
Regional monuments document a late phase of the Kayakent–Kharachoi archaeological tradition and transition toward Early Iron Age groupings.The phase is supported in regional scholarship, but taxonomy and absolute dating remain uneven.
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
moderatePreferred 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
On the Monuments of the Late Stage of the Kayakent-Khorochoy Culture of the North-Eastern Caucasus — Gamzat D. Ataev (2025)Defines the late phase and regional comparisons.
Locator: Monument catalogue and chronological conclusions - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Places eastern North Caucasian sequences in wider context.
Locator: Chapters 8–9
Interpretation and caveats
The phase is kept separate from Koban and Manas classifications and is not assigned an ethnicity.
Event context
Classification
Event type: archaeological culture phase
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Kayakent–Kharachoi culture, North Caucasus and Ciscaucasia
Why it matters to the timeline
The event directly covers North Caucasian local traditions beyond Koban, as required by the comprehensive discovery rule.
Research notes
- Defines the late phase and regional comparisons. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Monument catalogue and chronological conclusions.
- Places eastern North Caucasian sequences in wider context. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Chapters 8–9.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
On the Monuments of the Late Stage of the Kayakent-Khorochoy Culture of the North-Eastern Caucasus — Gamzat D. Ataev (2025)Defines the late phase and regional comparisons.
Locator: Monument catalogue and chronological conclusions - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Places eastern North Caucasian sequences in wider context.
Locator: Chapters 8–9
Referenced records
- North Caucasus and Ciscaucasia · entity
- Kayakent–Kharachoi culture · entity