event · evt_srsc1_sosnovaya_maza_hoard_deposition
Deposition of the Sosnovaya Maza bronze sickle hoard
A large bronze sickle hoard was deposited in the lower Volga region and has a radiocarbon benchmark around 1400–1300 cal BCE.
What is the evidence?
observation
A large bronze sickle hoard was deposited in the lower Volga region and has a radiocarbon benchmark around 1400–1300 cal BCE.The hoard and scientific date are strong; the motives and social context of deposition 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–1300 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 · dates
Sickles from the Sosnovaya Maza Hoard of the Late Bronze Age from the Lower Volga Region: Technological Analyses, Experiments and Chronology — Natalia I. Shishlina, A. Yu. Loboda, S. V. Bogdanov, E. S. Vaschenkova, E. Yu. Tereschenko (2022)Provides the 1400–1300 cal BCE benchmark and technological analysis.
Locator: Radiocarbon results and conclusions
Interpretation and caveats
The deposition provides a dated metalworking and agrarian-tool horizon. It does not by itself establish local crop production, centralized manufacture, or the depositor's identity.
Event context
Classification
Event type: metal hoard deposition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Sosnovaya Maza hoard locality, Lower Volga and north Caspian interaction zone
Why it matters to the timeline
The hoard is a directly dated lower Volga/north Caspian record central to the release's metallurgy and economy priorities.
Research notes
- Provides the 1400–1300 cal BCE benchmark and technological analysis. Role: dates. Locator: Radiocarbon results and conclusions.
Evidence and sources
- supports · dates
Sickles from the Sosnovaya Maza Hoard of the Late Bronze Age from the Lower Volga Region: Technological Analyses, Experiments and Chronology — Natalia I. Shishlina, A. Yu. Loboda, S. V. Bogdanov, E. S. Vaschenkova, E. Yu. Tereschenko (2022)Provides the 1400–1300 cal BCE benchmark and technological analysis.
Locator: Radiocarbon results and conclusions