Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North
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Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇲 Mary, Merv, Sultan Kala, Turkmenistan
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About Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North
Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North in Mary, Merv, Sultan Kala, Turkmenistan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 10.6 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 240 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1143 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1919
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.6600° N · 62.1900° E · 240 m · 4 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North — insula with stratified deposits
37.6597° N · 62.1887° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North — street with stratified deposits
37.6617° N · 62.1895° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North — workshop with stratified deposits
37.6597° N · 62.1882° ERampart Segment
rampartRampart Segment at Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North — rampart with stratified deposits
37.6619° N · 62.1917° E