Open AccessUneven Horizons: Some Considerations on the Settlement History of Neolithic and Aeneolithic Sites in Southern Turkmenistan
Author(s) -
Ilia Heit
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
arheologičeskie vesti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1817-6976
DOI - 10.31600/1817-6976-2021-32-145-156
Subject(s) - settlement (finance) , human settlement , excavation , brick , archaeology , geology , architecture , interpretation (philosophy) , geography , paleontology , world wide web , computer science , payment , programming language
This paper considers the interpretation of “building horizons” in large-scale horizontal excavations of mul- tilayered settlements with mud-brick architecture of Neolithic and Aeneolithic of South Turkmenistan. The fine stratigraphic analysis of Early Aeneolithic layers at Monjukli Depe shows a differentiated picture of settlement history with a gradual re- placement of structures and varying duration of dwellings. Similar processes can be traced at other sites in the region.