Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bactria–Margiana_Archaeological_Complex_(BMAC)
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Oxus_civilization
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Gonur_Tepe
gptkb:Altyn-Depe
gptkb:Dashly
gptkb:Namazga-Depe
gptkb:Togolok
gptkbp:characterizedBy monumental architecture
craft production
urban settlements
elaborate burial practices
advanced metallurgy
irrigation agriculture
fortified centers
gptkbp:declinedAfter c. 1700 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Viktor_Sarianidi
gptkbp:excavatedBy 1970s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Indo-Iranian_migrations
later Iranian cultures
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Andronovo_culture
gptkbp:language unknown
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:present-day_Tajikistan
present-day Uzbekistan
present-day Afghanistan
present-day Turkmenistan
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:jewelry
seals
stone vessels
metal objects
gptkbp:period c. 2300–1700 BCE
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Margiana
gptkb:Bactria
gptkb:Murghab_River
gptkb:Oxus_River
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Iranian_Plateau
gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
Steppe cultures
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Tentative_List_(Gonur_Depe)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indo-Aryan_migration_theory
gptkb:ancient_Indo-Iranians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8