event · evt_srsc1_tsaghkahovit_fortress_expansion
Late Bronze Age fortress occupation at Tsaghkahovit
A large fortified enclosure, citadel, and associated settlement formed a major centre on the Tsaghkahovit Plain.
What is the evidence?
observation
A large fortified enclosure, citadel, and associated settlement formed a major centre on the Tsaghkahovit Plain.Fortification and occupation are secure; polity and control interpretations remain moderate.
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–1200 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 · provides archaeological observation
Early Complex Societies in Southern Caucasia: A Preliminary Report on the 2002 Investigations by Project ArAGATS on the Tsakahovit Plain, Republic of Armenia — Adam T. Smith, Ruben S. Badalyan, Pavel Avetisyan, Mkrtich Zardaryan, Armine Hayrapetyan, Leah Minc, Belinda Monahan (2004)Documents the fortress and plain-scale system.
Locator: Fortress survey, excavation, and regional settlement sections - supports · provides site data
Tsaghkahovit Fortress — Project ArAGATSProvides current project summary.
Locator: Site dimensions and Late Bronze Age chronology - neutral_location · locates
Tsaghkahovit Township — American University of Armenia, Acopian Center for the EnvironmentSupports site placement.
Locator: Published representative coordinates
Interpretation and caveats
The architecture supports collective labour and hierarchy, but the centre's exact political form and territorial reach are unresolved.
Event context
Classification
Event type: fortress construction and occupation
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Tsaghkahovit fortress, Armenian Highland and Lake Sevan basins
Why it matters to the timeline
The event directly addresses South Caucasian fortress systems, cyclopean-style architecture, agriculture, and settlement hierarchy.
Research notes
- Documents the fortress and plain-scale system. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Fortress survey, excavation, and regional settlement sections.
- Provides current project summary. Role: provides site data. Locator: Site dimensions and Late Bronze Age chronology.
- Supports site placement. Role: locates. Locator: Published representative coordinates.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Early Complex Societies in Southern Caucasia: A Preliminary Report on the 2002 Investigations by Project ArAGATS on the Tsakahovit Plain, Republic of Armenia — Adam T. Smith, Ruben S. Badalyan, Pavel Avetisyan, Mkrtich Zardaryan, Armine Hayrapetyan, Leah Minc, Belinda Monahan (2004)Documents the fortress and plain-scale system.
Locator: Fortress survey, excavation, and regional settlement sections - supports · provides site data
Tsaghkahovit Fortress — Project ArAGATSProvides current project summary.
Locator: Site dimensions and Late Bronze Age chronology - neutral_location · locates
Tsaghkahovit Township — American University of Armenia, Acopian Center for the EnvironmentSupports site placement.
Locator: Published representative coordinates
Referenced records
- Tsaghkahovit fortress · entity
- Armenian Highland and Lake Sevan basins · entity