property assignment · pa_srsc1_samtavro_necropolis_early_iron
pa_srsc1_samtavro_necropolis_early_iron
Early iron is present, but scale and production stage vary.
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.
Research description
The assignment does not imply widespread iron use throughout the full sequence. Isolated objects, smithing, smelting, and broad adoption remain distinct evidential stages.
Evidence and sources
- supports_with_caveat · supports assignment or caveat
Urartian-Type Swords from the Samtavro Cemetery: Evidence of Military Contacts and Conflicts in the South Caucasus — Tamar Giorgadze (2025)Source linked to property_assignment record pa_srsc1_samtavro_necropolis_early_iron.
Locator: Early iron objects, production, or adoption review - supports_with_caveat · supports assignment or caveat
Innovation and Adoption of Iron in the Ancient Near East — Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo (2019)Source linked to property_assignment record pa_srsc1_samtavro_necropolis_early_iron.
Locator: Early iron objects, production, or adoption review
Referenced records
- Early iron evidence · property
- Samtavro necropolis · entity