entity · geo_srsc1_eastern_black_sea
Eastern Black Sea coastal interaction zone
Also known as: Eastern Pontic coast, Eastern Black Sea
Coastal and near-coastal search frame connecting Colchian settlements, metal production landscapes, and maritime orientation.
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.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · defines search frame
Before Meeting the Greeks: Kutaisi Influence in Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Colchian Settlements — Jacek Hamburg, Marta Lorenzon (2022)
Locator: Relevant regional chapters or site distributions - informs · defines search frame
Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Copper Smelting Technologies in the South Caucasus: The View from Ancient Colchis c. 1500–600 BC — Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo, Brian J. J. Gilmour, Nana Khakhutaishvili (2014)
Locator: Relevant regional chapters or site distributions
Research description
A coastline is not proof of maritime trade; each connection requires assemblage or production evidence.
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines search frame
Before Meeting the Greeks: Kutaisi Influence in Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Colchian Settlements — Jacek Hamburg, Marta Lorenzon (2022)Source linked to entity record geo_srsc1_eastern_black_sea.
Locator: Relevant regional chapters or site distributions - supports · defines search frame
Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Copper Smelting Technologies in the South Caucasus: The View from Ancient Colchis c. 1500–600 BC — Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo, Brian J. J. Gilmour, Nana Khakhutaishvili (2014)Source linked to entity record geo_srsc1_eastern_black_sea.
Locator: Relevant regional chapters or site distributions