Explore the story of a silver shaft-hole axe from the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (also known as the Oxus Civilization). We dive into its iconography, Bronze Age materials, casting ...

"As the name suggests, these materials were previously thought to be confined primarily to the regions of Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) and Bactria (northern Afghanistan and Uzbekistan). However, ...

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Archaeologists in Iran have unearthed the lavish grave of a teenager who lived more than 3,000 years ago, when the region was part of the Greater Khorasan Civilization. The woman died at about age 18, ...