event · evt_srsc1_srubnaya_alakul_interaction_zone
Srubnaya–Alakul interaction in the north Caspian and southern Ural border zone
Assemblage distributions and regional classification identify a zone where Srubnaya and Alakul traditions overlapped or interacted.
What is the evidence?
observation
Assemblage distributions and regional classification identify a zone where Srubnaya and Alakul traditions overlapped or interacted.The material overlap is documented, while mechanisms, chronology, and population movement remain debated.
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–1300 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 · supports distribution
Crossborder Zone of Srubnaya and Alakul Cultures in the Steppe Pre-Urals: Physical-Geographical and Mining-Metallurgical Aspects — Vitaly V. Tkachev (2020)Supports overlap and interaction at the cultural boundary.
Locator: Regional maps, assemblage comparison, and conclusions - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Making of Bronze Age Eurasia — Philip L. Kohl (2007)Provides broader steppe-network context.
Locator: Eurasian interaction chapters
Interpretation and caveats
The evidence supports an archaeological transition and interaction zone, not a state border or a single migration event.
Event context
Classification
Event type: cross steppe interaction
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Srubnaya archaeological horizon, Lower Volga and north Caspian interaction zone, Central Asian steppe comparison zone
Why it matters to the timeline
The interaction zone directly links the lower Volga/north Caspian search frame to Central Asian steppe systems.
Research notes
- Supports overlap and interaction at the cultural boundary. Role: supports distribution. Locator: Regional maps, assemblage comparison, and conclusions.
- Provides broader steppe-network context. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Eurasian interaction chapters.
Evidence and sources
- contextualizes · contextualizes
The Making of Bronze Age Eurasia — Philip L. Kohl (2007)Provides broader steppe-network context.
Locator: Eurasian interaction chapters - supports · supports distribution
Crossborder Zone of Srubnaya and Alakul Cultures in the Steppe Pre-Urals: Physical-Geographical and Mining-Metallurgical Aspects — Vitaly V. Tkachev (2020)Supports overlap and interaction at the cultural boundary.
Locator: Regional maps, assemblage comparison, and conclusions