Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex

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Bronze Age civilization archaeological complex archaeological culture

The Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex is a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia known for its fortified settlements, advanced irrigation, and rich material culture that played a key role in early urban and trade developments in the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex canonical 1
Margiana Archaeological Complex 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age civilization ⓘ
archaeological complex ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs BMAC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oxus civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredBy Viktor Sarianidi NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveryTime 1970s ⓘ
endTime c. 1700 BCE ⓘ
hasEconomy animal husbandry ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ
hasFeature advanced irrigation systems ⓘ
cemeteries with rich grave goods ⓘ
cultic and ritual architecture ⓘ
elaborate metalwork ⓘ
evidence of long-distance trade ⓘ
fortified settlements ⓘ
large walled oases ⓘ
monumental mudbrick buildings ⓘ
palatial architecture ⓘ
planned urban layouts ⓘ
rich material culture ⓘ
seals and sealings ⓘ
stone and chlorite vessels ⓘ
hasReligion complex ritual practices ⓘ
fire altars ⓘ
temple complexes ⓘ
knownFor early urban development in Central Asia ⓘ
interaction with Indus Valley Civilization ⓘ
interaction with Iranian Plateau cultures ⓘ
possible links to early Indo-Iranian groups ⓘ
role in interregional trade networks ⓘ
locatedIn Bactria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ
Margiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSite Altyn-Depe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dashly NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gonur Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Togolok NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
carnelian ⓘ
gold ⓘ
lapis lazuli ⓘ
silver ⓘ
partOf Bronze Age ⓘ
startTime c. 2300 BCE ⓘ

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Andronovo culture → overlapsWith → Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex ⓘ
Murghab River → associatedCivilization → Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Margiana Archaeological Complex