Berdysyčran-depe
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Berdysyčran-depe (turk. Berdysyçran-depe, рус. Бердысычран-депе) - is an ancient Bronze Age settlement located in the former delta of Tedjen River, 60 km south of Tedjen (city).
Archaeological research
Berdysyčran-depe was surveyed in 2015 by a Turkmen-Polish archaeological expedition of the University of Warsaw, headed by Barbara Kaim [1][2]
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 [1]. 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. [3], fragments of alabaster vessels and badly damaged bronze objects [1][2]
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[4], 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
- ^ a b c Buławka, Kaim & Rzeplińska 2021.
- ^ a b "Археологи Нашли в Южном Туркменистане Поселение Цивилизации Окса". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ 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, doi:10.1016/j.ara.2021.100326
- 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