Bronze Age World

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Type: journal article
Publication: Antiquity, 1-9
Peer reviewed: Yes

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geography assertion Semiyarka — geography assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · contextualizes · Reported site scale and geophysical survey
Supports the non-geometric spatial description.
entity Sargary-Alekseevka tradition
Evidence confidence: low
informs · provides archaeological observation · Ceramic attribution and chronological discussion
Provides a Semiyarka Alekseevka-Sargary component.
entity Semiyarka
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · Geophysical survey, 140 ha extent and metallurgy
Provides the current site evidence and explicit research questions.
event Large planned settlement and bronze production at Semiyarka
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · Geophysical survey, surface chronology and metallurgical observations
Provides the current evidence and unresolved questions.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · Geophysical survey, surface chronology and metallurgical observations
Provides the current evidence and unresolved questions.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · Geophysical survey, surface chronology and metallurgical observations
Provides the current evidence and unresolved questions.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · Geophysical survey, surface chronology and metallurgical observations
Provides the current evidence and unresolved questions.
entity Cherkaskul tradition
Evidence confidence: low
informs · provides archaeological observation · Ceramic chronology and surface assemblage discussion
Provides the Semiyarka Cherkaskul attribution.
date assertion Sargary-Alekseevka tradition — date assertion
Evidence confidence: low
informs · provides archaeological observation · Ceramic attribution and chronological discussion
Provides a Semiyarka Alekseevka-Sargary component.
date assertion Semiyarka — date assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · Geophysical survey, 140 ha extent and metallurgy
Provides the current site evidence and explicit research questions.
date assertion Large planned settlement and bronze production at Semiyarka — date assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides archaeological observation · Geophysical survey, surface chronology and metallurgical observations
Provides the current evidence and unresolved questions.
relationship Semiyarka — contains material assigned to — Cherkaskul tradition
Evidence confidence: low
informs · provides archaeological observation · Surface ceramic chronology
Provides the typological attribution.
relationship Semiyarka — contains material assigned to — Sargary-Alekseevka tradition
Evidence confidence: low
informs · provides archaeological observation · Surface ceramic chronology
Provides the typological attribution.
date assertion Cherkaskul tradition — date assertion
Evidence confidence: low
informs · provides archaeological observation · Ceramic chronology and surface assemblage discussion
Provides the Semiyarka Cherkaskul attribution.
date assertion Large planned settlement and bronze production at Semiyarka — date assertion
Evidence confidence: low
informs · provides chronological model · Ceramic attribution and future research statement
Provides the provisional chronology.
claim Semiyarka's current 1600-1100 BCE range is primarily typological and requires direct absolute dating.
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides chronological model · Ceramic chronology and future absolute-dating requirement
Provides the working range and explicit limitation.
claim Semiyarka's scale and planning support a major aggregation, but the classification city remains provisional.
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports assignment and caveat · Title question, geophysics and future research
Provides both the scale evidence and the provisional framing.