Anau Culture (jan 1, 4000 BC – jan 1, 1000 BC)
Description:
Anau culture was an ancient agricultural civilization of Central Asia centred in southern Turkmenistan. It started during the Chalcolithic period around 4000 BC, following the Neolithic Jeitun culture. It is named after its main site of Anau, Turkmenistan.Namazga culture was contemporary to the Anau culture.
Pottery similar to that of Anau (the earliest Anau IA phase) has been found as far as Shir Ashian Tepe in the Semnan Province of Iran.
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Date:
jan 1, 4000 BC
jan 1, 1000 BC
~ 3001 years
