Turkmenistan’s studio Pottery: Neolithic, Eneolithic, and bronze ages

Turkmenistan’s ceramics industry has increasingly developed during the Neolithic, Eneolithic, and Bronze ages. In the Neolithic ages primitive kinds of pottery images and ornaments emerged. These pottery technics were further developed during the Eneolithic ages and became even more complex in the Bronze Age. Situated both at the heart of the Silk Road and regions of ancient South Turkmenistan did not only conserve its original culture but also enriched itself due to cultural influences and exchanges from surrounding regions.

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  • Author(s):
    N.S. Byashimova
    Themes:
    Era:
    7th - 3rd millennium BC
    Language of article:
    English
    Source:

    Bulletin of IICAS, Volume 11, 2010

    Format:
    PDF
    Countries:
    Turkmenistan

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