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Altyndepe
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Altyndepe (Алтын-Депе, sometimes Altyn Tepe, Turkmen "Golden Hill"), is a Bronze Age (BMAC) archaeological site in Turkmenistan, near Aşgabat, inhabited first from c. 3200 to 2400 BCE in the Late Regionalization Era, and from c. 2400 to 2000 BCE in the Integration Era as a full urban site.[1]
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Алтын-Депе | |
![]() Altyndepe location on the modern Middle East map, also other Eneolithic cultures (Harappa and Mohenjo-daro | |
Location | Turkmenistan |
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Region | Near Aşgabat |
Type | Archaeological site |
Area | 25 hectares |
History | |
Founded | c. 3200 BC (Late Regionalization Era) |
Abandoned | c. 2000 BC (Integration Era) |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1965 onwards |
Condition | Ruins |
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