Cultural diversity and evolution of ceramic production during the pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid periods in Central Asia
Résumé
In Southern Central Asia, the Middle and Late Iron Ages, corresponding to the pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid periods (Yaz II and III periods, ca. 1000-329 BC) were a period of significant socio-cultural change during which interruptions in material culture evidenced archaeologically do not coincide with political changes. This article aims to present the study of ceramic assemblages, based on three representative sites (Ulug-depe in Turkmenistan, Kuchuk-tepe and Koktepe in Uzbekistan) that permit an understanding of these major transformations following both a diachronic approach throughout the Iron Age and a synchronic approach at the macro-regional level. Major evolutionary trends emerge, which lead to the suggestion of the existence of regional variations within the widespread Yaz II-III culture, likely as a reflection of polities that are independent, but culturally related.
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Archéologie et Préhistoire
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