event · evt_srsc1_koban_emergence
Emergence of Koban archaeological traditions
Mortuary, metalwork, settlement, and costume evidence marks the development of traditions conventionally grouped as Koban.
What is the evidence?
observation
Mortuary, metalwork, settlement, and costume evidence marks the development of traditions conventionally grouped as Koban.The broad emergence is accepted, but starting dates differ among regions and typological systems.
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–1100 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.
- contextualizes · dates and contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Provides the broad culture sequence.
Locator: Chapter 9: Koban Culture, 1400–600 BCE - supports · provides archaeological observation
Traditions in Transition: Some Thoughts on Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Burial Costumes from the Northern Caucasus — Sabine Reinhold (2003)Supports regional continuity and change.
Locator: Burial costume sequences and transition discussion
1200 BCE–1000 BCE
Precision: range
Chronology model: later koban start model
moderateSome regional schemes place recognizably Koban assemblages later than the broad 1400 BCE start. This remains separate from the preferred display range.
- contextualizes · dates and contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Provides the broad culture sequence.
Locator: Chapter 9: Koban Culture, 1400–600 BCE - supports · provides archaeological observation
Traditions in Transition: Some Thoughts on Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Burial Costumes from the Northern Caucasus — Sabine Reinhold (2003)Supports regional continuity and change.
Locator: Burial costume sequences and transition discussion
Interpretation and caveats
The event represents a broad and regionally uneven emergence, not the appearance of one ethnic people at a single date.
Event context
Classification
Event type: archaeological culture emergence
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Koban culture, Koban type-site area, North Caucasus and Ciscaucasia
Why it matters to the timeline
Koban chronology and early phases are a core North Caucasus priority.
Research notes
- Provides the broad culture sequence. Role: dates and contextualizes. Locator: Chapter 9: Koban Culture, 1400–600 BCE.
- Supports regional continuity and change. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Burial costume sequences and transition discussion.
Evidence and sources
- contextualizes · dates and contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Provides the broad culture sequence.
Locator: Chapter 9: Koban Culture, 1400–600 BCE - supports · provides archaeological observation
Traditions in Transition: Some Thoughts on Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Burial Costumes from the Northern Caucasus — Sabine Reinhold (2003)Supports regional continuity and change.
Locator: Burial costume sequences and transition discussion
Referenced records
- North Caucasus and Ciscaucasia · entity
- Koban culture · entity
- Koban type-site area · entity