PD. Dr.Nikolaus Boroffka,
German Archaeological Institute, Germany
Among specialists the Bronze Age of Turkmenistan is well-known. However, this is not (yet) true for non-archeologists, who have only a reduced access to the knowledge of the artistic, economic and spiritual achievements of the ancient inhabitants of Turkmenistan such a long time ago.
On the territory of modern Turkmenistan and in neighboring regions of Central Asia around 4500 years ago highly developed civilizations formed, now known to specialists as the Bactro-Margiana-Archaeological Complex (BMAC), the Anau-Civilization or the Oxus Civilization. A local variant in southern Uzbekistan is also known as the Sapalli Culture, comprising mainly the sites of Sapalli and Dzharkutan.
Major sites in Turkmenistan are those of Anau, Namazga depe, Altyn depe, Togolok, Ulug depe and Gonur depe. Read more »
