Identity and interaction at Togolok 1 in the Murghab region (Southern Turkmenistan) during the Bronze Age

Author(s):
Forni, L; Arciero, R.
Editor(s):
Coppini, C.; Cyrus, G.; Golestaneh, H.
Published
2022
Publication type
Article in monograph or in proceedings

Abstract

The present paper investigates the material culture of Togolok 1 in the Murghab region (Southern

Turkmenistan) during the latest phases of occupation by a semi-mobile community between the final

stage of the 3rd millennium and the 2nd millennium BCE. In the last decades, archaeological research in

the Murghab region has focused on the scattered semi-mobile occupations and their economic trends during the Late Bronze Age. The semi-mobile community in Togolok 1 presents a remarkable material culture among the semi-mobile excavated contexts in the Murghab region. Although archaeological evidence in Togolok suggests a semi-mobile identity, the overall morphological and iconographical analysis of small objects shows strong cultural associations with the sedentary BMAC (Bactro-Margiana Archaeological Complex) communities. Moreover, the association with sedentary communities is consistent with the economic activities, which suggest a constant interplay between pastoralism and farming. Therefore, we propose that the community settled in Togolok 1 was reshaped by the intense economic and cultural interaction with the neighbouring BMAC communities.

Date issued
2022
Language
English
Publisher
Oxford: Archaeopress Publishing
Is part of
Bridging the gap: disciplines, times, and spaces in dialogue. Sessions 4 and 6 from the conference Broadening Horizons 6 held at the Freie Universität Berlin, 24-28 June 2019 (2022), Pt. 3
ISBN source
9781803273402
hdl
1887/3484225
URL
https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/Products/9781803273402

Conference

Meeting name
Broadening Horizons
Meeting location
Berlin, Germany
Meeting date
2019-06-24 - 2019-06-28