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event · evt_toumba_tou_skourou_late_bronze_occupation

Late Bronze Age occupation at Toumba tou Skourou

A substantial north-western settlement participated in ceramics, craft production, exchange, and regional interaction.

Evidence confidence: moderate
Awaiting expert reviewCyprus research expansion, 1600-800 BCE

What is the evidence?

observation

A substantial north-western settlement participated in ceramics, craft production, exchange, and regional interaction.

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Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.

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Chronology

Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.

Preferred assertion

1600 BCE–1200 BCE

Precision: approximate

moderate

Preferred display range for this event. It preserves positive BCE ordering and does not suppress narrower contexts or alternative chronology models.

Interpretation and caveats

Toumba tou Skourou demonstrates that north-west Cyprus had its own connected settlement trajectory, not simply a peripheral extension of southern centres.

Event context

Classification

Event type: coastal settlement and exchange

Evidence layer: archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

Directly reconstructs a Cypriot site, landscape, institution, community, or chronological transition within the primary interval.

Research notes

  • Documents regional interaction and social boundaries. Role: provides regional analysis. Locator: North-west boundaries and exchange.
  • Provides the neutral locator. Role: locates. Locator: Toumba tou Skourou record.

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