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Document Details : Title: The Enclosure of Tchingiz-Tepe (Ancient Termez, Uzbekistan) during the Kushan and Kushan-Sassanian Periods Subtitle: Archaeological Stratigraphy and 14C Dating Analyses Author(s): MARTINEZ FERRERAS, Verònica , ARIÑO GIL, Enrique , GURT ESPARRAGUERA, Josep M. , PIDAEV, Shakir Journal: Iranica Antiqua Volume: 49 Date: 2014 Pages: 413-469 DOI: 10.2143/IA.49.0.3009247 Abstract : The walled enclosure of Tchingiz Tepe is part of the urban complex of Ancient Termez in South Uzbekistan. Situated on a hill to the north-west of the city, the archaeological remains consists of an adobe wall, a monumental building located in the centre of the enclosure, various dwellings attached to the wall, and at least one pottery kiln. The study of the stratigraphic sequence combined with 14C dating allows the reconstruction of the successive occupations of the enclosure which began with the building of the wall during the Early Kushan or Yuezhi periods (between the mid-second century BC and the mid-first century BC). Later, during the Kushan period (from the mid-first century BC to the midthird century AD), it was used as a Buddhist place of worship, and then reverted to military use during the Kushan-Sassanian period (mid-third century AD to early fifth century AD). |
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