Ulug Depe - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Ulug Depe - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Ulug Depe is an ancient Bronze Age site in the foothills of the Kopet Dag Mountains in the Karakum Desert of Kaka District (Kaahka) in the Ahal Province of south-eastern Turkmenistan. It covers around 13 hectares and lies on a mound at a height of about 30 meters, displaying the longest stratigraphic sequence of Central Asia, from the Late Neolithic, represented by Jeitun culture, until the pre-Achaemenid period.Lhuillier, J., (2016)."Ulug-depe and the transition period from Bronze Age to Iron Age in Central Asia: A Tribute to V. I. Sarianidi" in Transactions of Margiana Archaeological Expedition Vol. 6, p. 509. (Academia.edu )Lecomte, Olivier, (2011)."Ulug-depe: 4000 Years of Evolution between Plain and Desert" , in Historical and Cultural Sites of Turkmenistan, p. 223. Read more on Wikipedia
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