Bronze Age World

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Type: journal article
Publication: American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 108, no. 1, 1–41
Peer reviewed: Yes

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date assertion Armenian Highland and Lake Sevan basins — date assertion
informs · defines search frame · Relevant regional chapters or site distributions
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · Fortress survey, excavation, and regional settlement sections
Documents the fortress and plain-scale system.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · Fortress survey, excavation, and regional settlement sections
Documents the fortress and plain-scale system.
date assertion Tsaghkahovit fortress — date assertion
informs · provides site or sequence evidence · Relevant site report, synthesis, or gazetteer record
property Fortified highland centre
Evidence confidence: high
supports · defines and supports · Fortress and regional settlement discussion
Source linked to property record prop_srsc1_fortified_highland_center.
entity Armenian Highland and Lake Sevan basins
Evidence confidence: high
supports · defines search frame · Relevant regional chapters or site distributions
Source linked to entity record geo_srsc1_armenian_highland_sevan.
date assertion Late Bronze Age fortress occupation at Tsaghkahovit — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · Fortress survey, excavation, and regional settlement sections
Documents the fortress and plain-scale system.
event Late Bronze Age fortress occupation at Tsaghkahovit
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · Fortress survey, excavation, and regional settlement sections
Documents the fortress and plain-scale system.
entity Tsaghkahovit fortress
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides site or sequence evidence · Relevant site report, synthesis, or gazetteer record
Source linked to entity record site_srsc1_tsaghkahovit_fortress.
causal hypothesis Fortress systems as institutions of labour, storage, ritual, and competition
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports · Fortress and settlement system
Source linked to causal_hypothesis record hyp_srsc1_fortress_institutional_competition.
claim Fortified centres do not independently prove centralized territorial states.
Evidence confidence: near certain
supports · supports · Tsaghkahovit fortress and regional system
Source linked to claim record claim_srsc1_fortresses_not_states.
relationship Tsaghkahovit fortress — associated with regional horizon — Lchashen–Metsamor horizon
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports · Site sequence and classification
Source linked to relationship record rel_srsc1_tsaghkahovit_fortress_associated_with_regional_horizon.
ranked model Competitive fortress and ritual-centre networks
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports · Tsaghkahovit settlement system
Source linked to ranked_model record model_srsc1_2_fortress_networks.
property assignment Tsaghkahovit fortress — has property — Fortified highland centre
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports assignment · Fortification and settlement context
Source linked to property_assignment record pa_srsc1_tsaghkahovit_fortress_fortified.