property · prop_srsc1_archaeological_label_not_ethnicity
Archaeological label, not an ethnicity
A modern archaeological classification based on material patterns rather than a secure ancient self-identified people.
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
This property marks culture, horizon, or group labels that organize archaeological evidence but do not independently establish language, ethnicity, political unity, or descent into a modern nation.
Evidence and sources
- supports_with_caveat · defines classification limit
The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age — Antonio Sagona (2017)Source linked to property record prop_srsc1_archaeological_label_not_ethnicity.
Locator: Chapters 8–10 - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Making of Bronze Age Eurasia — Philip L. Kohl (2007)Source linked to property record prop_srsc1_archaeological_label_not_ethnicity.
Locator: Comparative culture and mobility discussion