Renowned American archaeologist Fredrik Hiebert, a leading expert on the ancient agricultural culture of Anau, believes in the existence of a hidden civilization beneath the Anau hills in Turkmenistan. Fredrik Hiebert, a doctor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, worked with Victor Sarianidi and Turkmen archaeologists studying the Anau. Together with the Turkmen archaeologist […]
The Institute of Ethnology and Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences revealed details on the latest discoveries in Turkmenistan’s ancient Margiana
From mid-September to the second half of October 2024, the Russian-Turkmen Margian Archaeological Expedition conducted excavation season in Turkmenistan under an agreement between the Institute of Ethnology and Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan. The expedition was led by Dr. Nadezhda Dubova from the Russian side, and […]
An Ancient Seal Depicting an Astronomical Object Discovered in Turkmenistan
Russian and Turkmen archaeologists conducting excavations at the Gonur-Depe settlement in the Karakum Desert have unearthed a seal featuring a celestial body and a distinctive arrangement of three stars. This is believed to be the oldest known depiction of an astronomical object found in Turkmenistan. Nadezhda Dubova, a leading researcher at the Institute of Ethnology […]
The ancient settlement in Turkmenistan “Parz-depe” reveals its secrets
Recep Jommyev, archaeologist, Senior Researcher at the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences Archaeological excavations commenced at the historical and cultural site of Parz-depe this spring, focusing on a comprehensive study of the stratigraphy of its cultural layers. The goal was to determine the periods of human habitation and uncover information […]
Russian and Turkmen archaeologists continue excavations in ancient Margiana
The Russian-Turkmen Margiana Archaeological Expedition, a joint effort between the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, has been conducting archaeological excavations at the renowned Gonur-depe monument in the Karakum Desert. Led by Dr. Nadezhda Dubova, chief researcher at the Institute of Ethnology […]
A specialist of the Turkmen-French archaeological expedition trained students of the Culture Institute in preserving ancient artifacts
In 1994, during the visit of French President Francois Mitterrand to Turkmenistan, an agreement was reached between the National Center for Scientific Research of France (CNRS) and the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan on the establishment of an archaeological mission. Within the framework of this cooperation, the Turkmen‐French Archaeological Mission (MAFTur), has been conducting excavations […]
80 million-year-old paleodictyon fossil found in Turkmenistan
A rock sample bearing the enigmatic traces of an unknown ancient organism, likely a paleodictyon, has been found in Turkmenistan. Estimated to be 60-80 million years old, the finding was handed over to the State Museum of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan. The imprints resemble honeycombs, with grids of hexagons measuring 8-12 millimeters across, […]
European Archaeologists Discover a Wealth of Artifacts During Autumn Expedition in Turkmenistan
The autumn field campaign of the Togolok Archaeological Project (TAP) in Turkmenistan has recently been completed with great success, the Italian Embassy in Turkmenistan reports. Togolok 1 is a Bronze Age settlement in the Murghab region, where ancient Margiana (the territory of the modern Mary province) once flourished. During the expedition, a lot of new […]
Russian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Unknown Board Game in Turkmenistan
A team of Russian archaeologists from the Institute of the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IHMC RAS) and the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences during excavations in Turkmenistan discovered a complete set for an unknown ancient board game, TASS reports with reference to the […]
A pyramid of the Bronze Age discovered in Kazakhstan
nCa Report A team of archaeologists of the L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) of Kazakhstan has discovered a large-sized steppe pyramid of the Bronze Age, not found in the steppes of Eurasia. According to a press release of ENU, excavations are underway in the Abai region. The press release says that since 2014, […]
European scientists will resume studying the secrets of ancient Margiana
After a long break due to the Covid–19 pandemic, the European archaeological project “TAP-Togolok” (Togolok Archaeological Project), headed by Dr. Barbara Cerasetti, will resume work in Turkmenistan in September 2023 at the Bronze Age settlement of Togolok 1 in the Murghab region on the territory of ancient Margiana, the TAP Togolok project reports. Ancient Margiana, […]
Russian archaeologists return to Turkmenistan and discover previously unseen artifacts
In the south-east of Turkmenistan, in one of the most severe deserts in the world – in the Karakum Desert, in the legendary and semi-mythical country of Margiana, at the ancient settlement of Gonur-depe, after a four-year break due to the pandemic, archaeological excavations were resumed. Here, in April and May 2023, the Russian-Turkmen Margiana […]