event · evt_srsc1_trialeti_successor_reorganization
Regional reorganization after the Trialeti–Vanadzor tradition
Middle Bronze elite kurgan and ceramic traditions gave way unevenly to Late Bronze fortress, cemetery, and settlement systems.
What is the evidence?
observation
Middle Bronze elite kurgan and ceramic traditions gave way unevenly to Late Bronze fortress, cemetery, and settlement systems.The broad transformation is secure, while local endings, overlaps, and mechanisms vary.
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–1400 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 · dates and classifies
On the Issues of Chronology and Periodisation of the Armenian Middle Bronze Age Archaeological Cultures — Pavel S. Avetisyan (2017)Provides regional chronology and overlap.
Locator: Periodization of Trialeti–Vanadzor, Karmir Berd, and related cultures - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Synthesizes the transition into fortress systems.
Locator: Chapters 7–8 - supports · provides legacy classification
The Southern Caucasus in Prehistory: Stages of Cultural and Socioeconomic Development from the Eighth to the Second Millennium B.C. — K. Kh. Kushnareva (1997)Documents legacy sequences.
Locator: Relevant Middle–Late Bronze chapters
1700 BCE–1500 BCE
Precision: range
Chronology model: earlier transition overlap model
lowSome periodizations emphasize earlier overlap among late Trialeti-related, Karmir Berd, and successor assemblages. This remains separate from the preferred display range.
- supports · dates and classifies
On the Issues of Chronology and Periodisation of the Armenian Middle Bronze Age Archaeological Cultures — Pavel S. Avetisyan (2017)Provides regional chronology and overlap.
Locator: Periodization of Trialeti–Vanadzor, Karmir Berd, and related cultures - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Synthesizes the transition into fortress systems.
Locator: Chapters 7–8 - supports · provides legacy classification
The Southern Caucasus in Prehistory: Stages of Cultural and Socioeconomic Development from the Eighth to the Second Millennium B.C. — K. Kh. Kushnareva (1997)Documents legacy sequences.
Locator: Relevant Middle–Late Bronze chapters
Interpretation and caveats
The transition is asynchronous and regionally differentiated. It is not modeled as a single collapse, invasion, or ethnic replacement.
Event context
Classification
Event type: archaeological transition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Trialeti–Vanadzor tradition, Karmir Berd tradition, Lchashen–Metsamor horizon, Armenian Highland and Lake Sevan basins
Why it matters to the timeline
Trialeti's end and successor sequences are explicitly required uncertainty topics for the South Caucasus.
Research notes
- Provides regional chronology and overlap. Role: dates and classifies. Locator: Periodization of Trialeti–Vanadzor, Karmir Berd, and related cultures.
- Synthesizes the transition into fortress systems. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Chapters 7–8.
- Documents legacy sequences. Role: provides legacy classification. Locator: Relevant Middle–Late Bronze chapters.
Evidence and sources
- supports · dates and classifies
On the Issues of Chronology and Periodisation of the Armenian Middle Bronze Age Archaeological Cultures — Pavel S. Avetisyan (2017)Provides regional chronology and overlap.
Locator: Periodization of Trialeti–Vanadzor, Karmir Berd, and related cultures - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Synthesizes the transition into fortress systems.
Locator: Chapters 7–8 - supports · provides legacy classification
The Southern Caucasus in Prehistory: Stages of Cultural and Socioeconomic Development from the Eighth to the Second Millennium B.C. — K. Kh. Kushnareva (1997)Documents legacy sequences.
Locator: Relevant Middle–Late Bronze chapters
Referenced records
- Armenian Highland and Lake Sevan basins · entity
- Trialeti–Vanadzor tradition · entity
- Karmir Berd tradition · entity
- Lchashen–Metsamor horizon · entity