entity · geo_srsc1_western_azerbaijan
Western Azerbaijan, Ganja and Shamkir zones
Also known as: Ganja, Shamkir, Agstafa, Tovuz
Kura-valley and foothill search frame for settlements and cemeteries in western Azerbaijan.
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
Zayamchay Necropolis — Najaf Museyibli, Shamil Najafov (2019)
Locator: Relevant regional chapters or site distributions - informs · defines search frame
Ganja Region Kurgan Archaeological Project 2018-2024 — Nicola Laneri, Bakhtiyar Jalilov, Stefano Valentini, Lola Huseynova, Chiara Pappalardo, Alice Mendola, Rachele Carmen Mammana (2025)
Locator: Relevant regional chapters or site distributions
Research description
Modern regional names are locators only; archaeological distributions do not establish a national or ethnic predecessor.
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines search frame
Ganja Region Kurgan Archaeological Project 2018-2024 — Nicola Laneri, Bakhtiyar Jalilov, Stefano Valentini, Lola Huseynova, Chiara Pappalardo, Alice Mendola, Rachele Carmen Mammana (2025)Source linked to entity record geo_srsc1_western_azerbaijan.
Locator: Relevant regional chapters or site distributions - supports · defines search frame
Zayamchay Necropolis — Najaf Museyibli, Shamil Najafov (2019)Source linked to entity record geo_srsc1_western_azerbaijan.
Locator: Relevant regional chapters or site distributions