Gonur North Extension — Margiana
Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) Gonur (2400–1600 BCE)·Oxus civilization (BMAC)·🇹🇲 Mary Province, Turkmenistan
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About Gonur North Extension — Margiana
Gonur North Extension — Margiana in Mary Province, Turkmenistan is a Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) Gonur (2400–1600 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Oxus civilization (BMAC). North extension of Gonur 55 ha with necropolis 3000 graves beyond main fortress. Sarianidi Gonur Depe Oxus fortress with fire temple and royal tomb, BMAC type-site.
Why it mattersKey Oxus civilization (BMAC) 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. 2400 BCE
- Period
- Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) Gonur (2400–1600 BCE)
- Culture
- Oxus civilization (BMAC)
- Purpose
- North extension of Gonur 55 ha with necropolis 3000 graves beyond main fortress
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2400 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
38.1900° N · 62.0400° E · 180 m · 3 mapped features
Gonur North Extension — Margiana — Citadel / High Mound
citadelHigh citadel or fortified nucleus
38.1901° N · 62.0401° EGonur North Extension — Margiana — Craft Quarter
workshopWorkshop district with furnaces or kilns
38.1898° N · 62.0402° EGonur North Extension — Margiana — Necropolis Extension
necropolisCemetery
38.1904° N · 62.0398° E