Samarkand — Afrasiab Palace Fresco Hall North
Afrasiab N Hall
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇺🇿 Samarkand, Afrasiab, Uzbekistan
About
About Samarkand — Afrasiab Palace Fresco Hall North
Samarkand — Afrasiab Palace Fresco Hall North in Samarkand, Afrasiab, Uzbekistan is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area unmeasured ha. Excavation excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 710 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1898
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1177 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1888
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
39.6700° N · 66.9900° E · 710 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Samarkand — Afrasiab Palace Fresco Hall North — structure with stratified deposits
39.6703° N · 66.9904° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Samarkand — Afrasiab Palace Fresco Hall North — complex with stratified deposits
39.6692° N · 66.9916° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Samarkand — Afrasiab Palace Fresco Hall North — outlier with stratified deposits
39.6686° N · 66.9923° EReservoir/Cistern
hydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Samarkand — Afrasiab Palace Fresco Hall North — hydraulic with stratified deposits
39.6698° N · 66.9895° E