entity · site_kent
Kent settlement
A large Late Bronze Age settlement in central Kazakhstan associated with the broad Begazy-Dandybai period.
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.
1500 BCE–1200 BCE
Precision: range
moderateWorking range preserves source uncertainty and should be refined with site-level dates.
- informs · provides scientific evidence
Close management of sheep in ancient Central Asia: evidence for foddering, transhumance, and extended lambing seasons during the Bronze and Iron Ages — Alicia R. Ventresca Miller, Ashleigh Haruda, Victor Varfolomeev, Alexey Goryachev, Cheryl A. Makarewicz (2020)Provides direct animal-management evidence.
Locator: Kent sheep isotope sequences and interpretation
Research description
Isotope sequences from sampled sheep support close management including winter foddering and extended birthing. Animal-management results are household and sample specific; they do not prove permanent residence for every inhabitant.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides scientific evidence
Close management of sheep in ancient Central Asia: evidence for foddering, transhumance, and extended lambing seasons during the Bronze and Iron Ages — Alicia R. Ventresca Miller, Ashleigh Haruda, Victor Varfolomeev, Alexey Goryachev, Cheryl A. Makarewicz (2020)Provides direct animal-management evidence.
Locator: Kent sheep isotope sequences and interpretation