Bishkent culture

The Bishkent culture or Beshkent culture is a late Bronze Age archaeological culture of southern Tajikistan, dating to c. 1700 – 1500 BC. It is primarily known from its cemeteries, which appear to have been used by mobile pastoralists.

Bishkent culture
Geographical rangeSouthern Tajikistan
PeriodLate Bronze Age
Datesca. 1700–1500 BC

The Bishkent culture has been seen as a possible contributor to the Swat culture, which in turn is often associated with early Indo-Aryan movements into northwest India.

See also

Source

  • Mallory, J. P.; Adams, Douglas Q. (1997). "Bishkent culture". Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 68. ISBN 1884964982.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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