Habitat and Occupancy during the Bronze Age in Central Asia
Abstrak
For more than 15 years, two French archaeological expeditions, together with both an Uzbek (MAFOuz-Protohistoire) and a Turkmen (MAFTUR) team, have been leading excavations at two major protohistoric sites of Central Asia: Dzharkutan and Ulug-depe.These two sites are representative of the Oxus Civilisation, or Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC). They testify to the development of complex cities, surrounded by fortiication walls, that included living quarters, storage and handicrafts areas, as well as more notable buildings – interpreted as palaces and temples – that relect strong social hierarchies. The inest arts and crafts are associated with this urbanism, including mainly metallurgy, the working of ine stones, and very standardised pottery production. All these elements situate these cities within a larger exchange net work that included the neighbouring civilisations of the Indus Valley and the Iranian Plateau. In this paper, we will relect on these various elements by putting into perspective the results of our recent excavations at Dzharkutan and Ulug-depe.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (2)
Bendezu-Sarmiento Julio
J. Lhuillier
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2019
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 1×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.2307/j.ctvrnfq57.11
- Akses
- Open Access ✓