Bukhara — Ark Citadel East Gate
ارک بخارا · Bukhara E Gate
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)·Iron Age fortified culture·🇺🇿 Bukhara, Ark, Uzbekistan
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About Bukhara — Ark Citadel East Gate
Bukhara — Ark Citadel East Gate in Bukhara, Ark, Uzbekistan is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age fortified culture. Systematic survey and magnetometry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions 308m × 267m; area 28.1 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age fortified culture fortress with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 230 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 600 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age fortified culture
- Purpose
- Fortified citadel and control point
- Rediscovered
- 1925
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 834 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1928
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
39.7700° N · 64.4000° E · 230 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Bukhara — Ark Citadel East Gate — structure with stratified deposits39.7687° N · 64.3991° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Bukhara — Ark Citadel East Gate — complex with stratified deposits39.7723° N · 64.4001° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Bukhara — Ark Citadel East Gate — outlier with stratified deposits39.7675° N · 64.4017° E
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Bukhara — Ark Citadel East Gate — hydraulic with stratified deposits39.7687° N · 64.3980° E
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