event · evt_tauturgen_horse_control_gear
Horse-control equipment in a Tauturgen mortuary context
A cheekpiece and associated ceramics occur in a mortuary complex dated through typological comparison.
What is the evidence?
observation
A cheekpiece and associated ceramics occur in a mortuary complex dated through typological comparison.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.
1550 BCE–1450 BCE
Precision: range
moderateWorking range preserves source uncertainty and should be refined with site-level dates.
- informs · provides archaeological observation
New Finds of the Late Bronze Age in the Southeastern Kazakhstan — Bauyrzhan B. Besetayev, Ilya V. Merts, Turaly Zh. Tulegenov (2024)Provides the object and context.
Locator: Mortuary context, cheekpiece and proposed chronology
Interpretation and caveats
The find supports horse-control technology in Zhetysu, while a chariot, riding practice or migrating chariot elite is not independently demonstrated.
Event context
Classification
Event type: horse control equipment deposition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Tauturgen cemetery, Zhetysu / Semirechye
Why it matters to the timeline
The context directly addresses regional horse use and the limits of vehicle inference.
Research notes
- Provides the object and context. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Mortuary context, cheekpiece and proposed chronology.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides archaeological observation
New Finds of the Late Bronze Age in the Southeastern Kazakhstan — Bauyrzhan B. Besetayev, Ilya V. Merts, Turaly Zh. Tulegenov (2024)Provides the object and context.
Locator: Mortuary context, cheekpiece and proposed chronology
Referenced records
- Zhetysu / Semirechye · entity
- Tauturgen cemetery · entity