Verified38.2500° N · 62.1000° E · 180 m
Adji Kui — Murghab BMAC Sanctuary
BMAC (2100–1700 BCE)·Oxus (Gonur phase)·🇹🇲 Mary Province, Turkmenistan
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About Adji Kui — Murghab BMAC Sanctuary
Adji Kui — Murghab BMAC Sanctuary in Mary Province, Turkmenistan is a BMAC (2100–1700 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Oxus (Gonur phase). BMAC sanctuary with stone drain and fire altar 2 km from Gonur canal. Adji Kui sanctuary with stepped fire altar BMAC.
Why it mattersKey Oxus (Gonur phase) site informing Central Asian prehistory
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology refinement
- 02Metallurgy evidence
Theories
- 01Long-distance trade route
- 02Urbanism genesis
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. 2100 BCE
- Period
- BMAC (2100–1700 BCE)
- Culture
- Oxus (Gonur phase)
- Purpose
- BMAC sanctuary with stone drain and fire altar 2 km from Gonur canal
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2100 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
38.2500° N · 62.1000° E · 180 m · 3 mapped features
- Adji Kui — Murghab BMAC Sanctuary — Fire Altar SanctuarysanctuaryFire altar or temple cella38.2501° N · 62.1001° E
- Adji Kui — Murghab BMAC Sanctuary — Libation BasinbasinPlastered libation channel38.2498° N · 62.1001° E
- Adji Kui — Murghab BMAC Sanctuary — Outer PylonpylonEnclosure pylon38.2504° N · 62.0998° E