event · evt_srsc1_tava_tepe_settlement_sequence
Late Bronze–Early Iron occupation at Tava Tepe
Excavations identify a multi-phase settlement and a large communal building interpreted as a ritual or sanctuary space.
What is the evidence?
observation
Excavations identify a multi-phase settlement and a large communal building interpreted as a ritual or sanctuary space.The multi-phase occupation is clear, while function and absolute chronology are still being refined.
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.
1500 BCE–700 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 and interpretation
Ganja Region Kurgan Archaeological Project 2018-2024 — Nicola Laneri, Bakhtiyar Jalilov, Stefano Valentini, Lola Huseynova, Chiara Pappalardo, Alice Mendola, Rachele Carmen Mammana (2025)Documents the phases and communal building.
Locator: pp. 69–81; abstract and project results
Interpretation and caveats
The sequence demonstrates local institutional development in the Ganja/Agstafa zone. The sanctuary interpretation and regional authority are provisional.
Event context
Classification
Event type: settlement and ritual development
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Tava Tepe, Western Azerbaijan, Ganja and Shamkir zones
Why it matters to the timeline
The event covers the required Ganja region and adds recently published settlement and ritual evidence.
Research notes
- Documents the phases and communal building. Role: provides archaeological observation and interpretation. Locator: pp. 69–81; abstract and project results.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation and interpretation
Ganja Region Kurgan Archaeological Project 2018-2024 — Nicola Laneri, Bakhtiyar Jalilov, Stefano Valentini, Lola Huseynova, Chiara Pappalardo, Alice Mendola, Rachele Carmen Mammana (2025)Documents the phases and communal building.
Locator: pp. 69–81; abstract and project results
Referenced records
- Western Azerbaijan, Ganja and Shamkir zones · entity
- Tava Tepe · entity