event · evt_srsc1_tli_necropolis_use
Use of the Tli necropolis
Graves contained bronze weapons, ornaments, vessels, limited iron, and styles compared with western Georgian and Koban assemblages.
What is the evidence?
observation
Graves contained bronze weapons, ornaments, vessels, limited iron, and styles compared with western Georgian and Koban assemblages.The assemblage and broad dates are secure; cultural attribution and cross-regional mechanisms remain interpretive.
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.
1200 BCE–800 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
Tli Necropolis — L. PantskavaSummarizes the cemetery sequence.
Locator: Site chronology, grave forms, and assemblage description - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Places Tli between Koban and Colchian research traditions.
Locator: Chapters 9–10
Interpretation and caveats
The similarities support interaction or shared technical and visual repertoires, not a fixed cultural or political boundary.
Event context
Classification
Event type: cemetery use and material exchange
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Tli necropolis, Koban culture, Colchian archaeological tradition
Why it matters to the timeline
The cemetery links the North Caucasus, central Greater Caucasus, eastern Georgia, and Colchian comparison zones.
Research notes
- Summarizes the cemetery sequence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Site chronology, grave forms, and assemblage description.
- Places Tli between Koban and Colchian research traditions. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Chapters 9–10.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Tli Necropolis — L. PantskavaSummarizes the cemetery sequence.
Locator: Site chronology, grave forms, and assemblage description - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Places Tli between Koban and Colchian research traditions.
Locator: Chapters 9–10
Referenced records
- Koban culture · entity
- Colchian archaeological tradition · entity
- Tli necropolis · entity