Preliminary Report on the Excavations at Burgut Kurgan in 2015

Ladislav Stančo (1) , Shapulat Shaydullaev (2) , Julio Bendezu-Sarmiento (3, 4) , Johanna Lhuillier (5) , Jan Kysela (1) , Alisher Shaydullaev (6) , Odiljon Khamidov (2) , Jakub Havlík (1) , Johana Tlustá (1)

1 UK - Univerzita Karlova [Praha, Česká republika] = Charles University [Prague, Czech Republic]
2 Termez State University
3 ArScAn - Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité
4 Délégation Archéologique Francaise en Afghanistan
5 Archéorient - ARCHEORIENT - Environnements et sociétés de l'Orient ancien
6 National University of Uzbekistan

This text summarizes the preliminary results of the first season of archaeological excavations at the site of Burgut Kurgan in Pashkhurt Valley, south Uzbekistan, which were conducted by the Czech-Uzbekistani-French team in 2015. The site represents a unique walled settlement of the transitional period between the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age of southern Central Asia.

Mots clés: Early Iron Age; Late Bronze Age; Burgut Kurgan; excavations; Bactria; Yaz I culture

Domaines: Archéologie et Préhistoire

Ladislav Stančo, Shapulat Shaydullaev, Julio Bendezu-Sarmiento, Johanna Lhuillier, Jan Kysela, et al.. Preliminary Report on the Excavations at Burgut Kurgan in 2015. Studia Hercynia, 2016, XX (2), pp.86-111. ⟨halshs-01534948⟩