event · evt_srsc1_kislovodsk_high_mountain_settlement_system
Late Bronze Age high-mountain settlement system around Kislovodsk
Systematic surveys documented more than 260 Late Bronze Age sites in the Kislovodsk basin and adjacent high mountains.
What is the evidence?
observation
Systematic surveys documented more than 260 Late Bronze Age sites in the Kislovodsk basin and adjacent high mountains.The survey distribution is well documented; individual site function and duration vary.
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.
1600 BCE–1200 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 · supports distribution
Kislovodsk, Russische Föderation: Spätbronzezeitliche Fundplätze im Kaukasischen Hochgebirge — Sabine Reinhold (2023)Documents the site concentration and survey programme.
Locator: pp. 82–88; survey results
Interpretation and caveats
The concentration supports intensive upland use, settlement, and pastoral activity, but the sites are functionally varied and do not define one polity or route.
Event context
Classification
Event type: high mountain settlement expansion
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Kislovodsk Late Bronze Age high-mountain site landscape, North Caucasus and Ciscaucasia
Why it matters to the timeline
The surveyed landscape directly addresses North Caucasian settlement, mountain use, pastoralism, and corridor questions.
Research notes
- Documents the site concentration and survey programme. Role: supports distribution. Locator: pp. 82–88; survey results.
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports distribution
Kislovodsk, Russische Föderation: Spätbronzezeitliche Fundplätze im Kaukasischen Hochgebirge — Sabine Reinhold (2023)Documents the site concentration and survey programme.
Locator: pp. 82–88; survey results