event · evt_surungur_millet
Foxtail millet reaches Surungur in the Pamir-Alay highlands
A directly dated foxtail millet grain at Surungur falls within 1741-1617 cal BCE.
What is the evidence?
observation
A directly dated foxtail millet grain at Surungur falls within 1741-1617 cal BCE.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.
1741 BCE–1617 BCE
Precision: range
highDates the sampled crop context, not a route or population movement.
- informs · provides scientific evidence
Archaeobotanical investigations at high-elevation sites of the Pamir Mountains and Fergana foothills — Kseniia Boxleitner, Robert N. Spengler III, Valentina Alekseitseva, Temirlan Chargynov, Aida Abdykanova, Navruz Sayfuloev, Svetlana V. Shnaider (2026)Provides the crop identification and calibrated range.
Locator: Direct date for Surungur foxtail millet
Interpretation and caveats
The find demonstrates movement of a crop and highland-lowland connectivity; it does not identify the people, route or mechanism responsible.
Event context
Classification
Event type: crop dispersal
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Surungur, Tien Shan highlands and piedmonts
Why it matters to the timeline
The event directly addresses early crop movement through the Kyrgyz mountain zone.
Research notes
- Provides the crop identification and calibrated range. Role: provides scientific evidence. Locator: Direct date for Surungur foxtail millet.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides scientific evidence
Archaeobotanical investigations at high-elevation sites of the Pamir Mountains and Fergana foothills — Kseniia Boxleitner, Robert N. Spengler III, Valentina Alekseitseva, Temirlan Chargynov, Aida Abdykanova, Navruz Sayfuloev, Svetlana V. Shnaider (2026)Provides the crop identification and calibrated range.
Locator: Direct date for Surungur foxtail millet
Referenced records
- Surungur · entity
- Tien Shan highlands and piedmonts · entity