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4 unusual facts about South Turkmenistan Complex Archaeological Expedition


South Turkmenistan Complex Archaeological Expedition

In the explorations done at the north mound of Anau, excavation in the Komanov trench at the north end were subject to deep sounding which revealed consecutive layers of buildings.

The culture of Geoksyurtepe was correlated with an eastern Anau group of tribes linked to Elam and Mesopotamia.

But the river flows through the regional capital city of Mary, about 40 miles away from the exploration site of Gonurtepe.

The foothills of the Kopetdag mountains have revealed the earliest village cultures of Central Asia in the areas of Namazga-Tepe (more than 50 ha) and Altyndepe (26 ha), Ulug Depe (20 ha), Kara Depe (15 ha), and Geok-Syur (12 ha).



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