Namazga-Tepe
Alternative name | Namazga-depe |
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History | |
Periods | Bronze Age |
Cultures | BMAC |
Namazga-Tepe or Namazga-depe, is a
Namazga culture was preceded in the area by Jeitun culture.
Chronology
It is believed that Anau culture of Turkmenistan considerably precedes the Namazga culture in the area. Namazga I period (c. 4000–3500 BC),[1] is considered contemporary with Anau IB2 period.[citation needed]
Namazga III (c. 3200–2800) as a village settlement in Late Chalcolithic phase, and Namazga IV (c. 2800–2400 BC) as a proto-urban site, both belong to the Late
Namazga V (c. 2400–2000 BC),
Namazga VI in the Late Bronze Age (c. 1800–1500 BC),
There have also been detailed painted potteries located at this site.[2]
The following table clarifies the chronology of Namazga culture.
Period | Dates |
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Neolithic of Jeitun type | 6200–5000 BCE |
Proto-Chalcolithic (Anau Ia) | 5200–4800 BCE |
Early-Chalcolithic (Namazga I) | 4800–4000 BCE |
Middle-Chalcolithic (Namazga II) | 4000–3500 BCE |
Late-Chalcolithic (Namazga III) | 3500–3000 BCE |
Early Bronze (Namazga IV) | 3000–2500 BCE |
Middle Bronze (Namazga V) | 2500–2200 BCE |
Late Bronze (Namazga VI) | 2200–1500 BCE |
Late Bronze (Margian, Gonur phase) | 2200–1800 BCE |
Late Bronze (Margian, Togolok phase) | 1800–1500 BCE |
Early Iron (Yaz I) | 1500–1100 BCE |
Archaic Dehistan (SW Turkmenistan) | 1300–500 BCE |
Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid (Yaz II-III) | 1100–329 BCE |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Vidale, Massimo, (2017). Treasures from the Oxus., p. 9, Table 1.
- ISBN 0-395-13592-3.
- ^ Lecomte, Olivier, (2011)."Ulug-depe: 4000 Years of Evolution between Plain and Desert", in Historical and Cultural Sites of Turkmenistan, p. 223.
Bibliography
- V. M. Masson and V. I. Sarianidi, Central Asia: Turkmenia before the Achaemenids (trans. Tringham, 1972); review: Charles C. Kolb, American Anthropologist (1973), 1945–1948.
External links
- Altin Tepe entry in Encyclopaedia Iranica