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Bishkent culture

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Bishkent culture
Geographical rangeSouthern Tajikistan
PeriodLate Bronze Age
Datesca. 1700–1500 BC

The Bishkent culture or Beshkent culture is a late Bronze Age archaeological culture of southern Tajikistan, dating to c. 1700 – 1500 BC. It is primarily known from its cemeteries, which appear to have been used by mobile pastoralists.

The Bishkent culture has been seen as a possible contributor to the Swat culture, which in turn is often associated with early Indo-Aryan movements into northwest India.

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Sources

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  • Mallory, J. P.; Adams, Douglas Q. (1997). "Bishkent culture". Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 68. ISBN 1884964982.