event · evt_srsc1_zayamchay_necropolis_use
Late Bronze–Early Iron use of Zayamchay necropolis
Excavations documented cist, pit, and stone graves, rich assemblages, burial customs, and a radiocarbon programme.
What is the evidence?
observation
Excavations documented cist, pit, and stone graves, rich assemblages, burial customs, and a radiocarbon programme.The excavated cemetery and publication are secure; sample-level dates need direct monograph consultation.
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–800 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
Zayamchay Necropolis — Najaf Museyibli, Shamil Najafov (2019)Documents the dedicated excavation publication.
Locator: Monograph publication notice: grave types, assemblages, and radiocarbon analyses
Interpretation and caveats
The cemetery provides a local sequence within the Shamkir region. It does not establish a fixed Khojaly–Gadabay boundary or political centre.
Event context
Classification
Event type: cemetery use
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Zayamchay necropolis, Western Azerbaijan, Ganja and Shamkir zones
Why it matters to the timeline
The event directly covers the required Shamkir region and western Azerbaijan mortuary sequence.
Research notes
- Documents the dedicated excavation publication. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Monograph publication notice: grave types, assemblages, and radiocarbon analyses.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Zayamchay Necropolis — Najaf Museyibli, Shamil Najafov (2019)Documents the dedicated excavation publication.
Locator: Monograph publication notice: grave types, assemblages, and radiocarbon analyses
Referenced records
- Western Azerbaijan, Ganja and Shamkir zones · entity
- Zayamchay necropolis · entity