Bronze Age World

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date assertion Grands Causses cave and upland occupation zone — date assertion
informs · contextualizes · Surlaroque occupation sequence
Provides comparative upland and piedmont settlement evidence.
date assertion Surlaroque — date assertion
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 23-54
Provides stratigraphy and interpretation.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 23-54
Documents repeated occupation and site form.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 23-54
Documents repeated occupation and site form.
entity Grands Causses cave and upland occupation zone
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · contextualizes · Surlaroque occupation sequence
Provides comparative upland and piedmont settlement evidence.
geography assertion Surlaroque — geography assertion
supports · locates · Surlaroque, Carennac
Provides archaeological locality.
event Repeated small-scale occupation at Surlaroque
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 23-54
Documents repeated occupation and site form.
date assertion Repeated small-scale occupation at Surlaroque — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 23-54
Documents repeated occupation and site form.
entity Surlaroque
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 23-54
Provides stratigraphy and interpretation.
relationship Surlaroque — provides continuity evidence for — Massif Central upland and corridor systems
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 23-54
Settlement sequence.
claim The period around 1300-1100 BCE in the modern French territory shows continuity, local adaptation and reorganization alongside change, not a single region-wide collapse.
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · provides archaeological observation · Surlaroque sequence
Provides continuity evidence.