Berdysyčran-depe
Archaeological research
Berdysyčran-depe was surveyed in 2015 by a Turkmen-Polish archaeological expedition of the University of Warsaw, headed by Barbara Kaim
General characteristics
The total area of Berdysyčran-depe is about 15 hectares. The site consists of two parts. The first, the southern mound, is steeper, with an area of about 1 hectare and a height of 6 metres. The second mound, is a more flattened with a height of 7 metres and covering an area of 2.1 hectares. The area between these hills is densely covered with pottery. The analysis of all collected material allowed to date the site to the Middle, Late and Final Bronze Age (2250-1500 BC), i.e. the time corresponding to the rise, flouring and fall of the Oxus Civilization - Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex.
Findings
Among the materials collected by archaeologists are fragments of pottery, a typical female terracotta figurine from the Namazga V period. , fragments of alabaster vessels and badly damaged bronze objects
Berdysyčran-depe and the settlement of Geoksyur oasis
Berdysyčran-depe was settled during the Namazga V period, which is, after Geoksyur Oasis was abandoned. The site is located 15 km south of Hapuz-depe, which dates back to the Early and Middle Bronze Age.
See also
- History of Central Asia
- Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex
- South Turkmenistan Complex Archaeological Expedition
Notes
- ^ Buławka, Kaim & Rzeplińska 2021.
- ^ "Археологи Нашли в Южном Туркменистане Поселение Цивилизации Окса". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Berdysyčran-depe – a new site of the Oxus civilisation in the Tedjen alluvial fan". archeowiesci.pl. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Buławka, N., Orengo, H. A. (2024). "Application of multi-temporal and multisource satellite imagery in the study of irrigated landscapes in arid climates". Remote Sensing. 16 (11): 1997. doi:10.3390/rs16111997.
- ^ Masson & Sarianidi 1973.
- ^ Sarianidi 1964.
References
- Buławka, Nazarij; Kaim, Barbara; Rzeplińska, Maja (2021), "Berdysyčran-depe: A bronze age site in the lower Tedjen river valley, Turkmenistan", Archaeological Research in Asia, 28: 100326, doi:10.1016/j.ara.2021.100326, S2CID 243486566
- Masson, Vadim Mikhaylovich; Sarianidi, Viktor Ivanovich (1973), Sredneaziatskaya Terrakota Epokhi Bronzy : Opyt Klassifikatsii i Interpretatsii, Moskva: Izdatel'stvo «Nauka»
- Sarianidi, Viktor Ivanovich (1964), "Khapuz-Depe Kak Pamyatnik Epokhi Bronzy", Kratkiye Soobshcheniya Instituta Arkheologii, 98: 60–65