Namazga Depe — Outer Lower Town
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (5000–2000 BCE) Namazga Sequence·Anau–Namazga culture·🇹🇲 Ahal Province, Turkmenistan
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About Namazga Depe — Outer Lower Town
Namazga Depe — Outer Lower Town in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (5000–2000 BCE) Namazga Sequence tell attributed to Anau–Namazga culture. Outer lower town 60 ha surrounding Namazga citadel 5000 yrs sequence 35 m mound. Masson–Sarianidi Namazga type-sequence 6 cultures Namazga I–VI.
Why it mattersKey Anau–Namazga culture site informing Central Asian prehistory
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology refinement
- 02Metallurgy evidence
Theories
- 01Long-distance trade route
- 02Urbanism genesis
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. 5000 BCE lower; 2500 BCE peak
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (5000–2000 BCE) Namazga Sequence
- Culture
- Anau–Namazga culture
- Purpose
- Outer lower town 60 ha surrounding Namazga citadel 5000 yrs sequence 35 m mound
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5000 BCE lower; 2500 BCE peak
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.3900° N · 61.0800° E · 210 m · 3 mapped features
Namazga Depe — Outer Lower Town — High Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel or high mound
37.3901° N · 61.0801° ENamazga Depe — Outer Lower Town — Lower Terrace
terraceLower settlement terrace
37.3898° N · 61.0802° ENamazga Depe — Outer Lower Town — Fortification Circuit
wallsEnclosing wall
37.3904° N · 61.0798° E