Altyndepe

Altyndepe (Алтын-Депе, sometimes Altyn Tepe, Turkmen "Golden Hill"), is a Bronze Age (BMAC) archaeological site in Turkmenistan, near Aşgabat, inhabited first from c. 3200 to 2400 BCE in the Late Regionalization Era, and from c. 2400 to 2000 BCE in the Integration Era as a full urban site.

During the late chalcolithic period Altyn Depe became a large-scale center with an area of 25 hectares.

The area called Excavation 9 was a living quarter with several houses, many of them perhaps belonging to wealthy people.

There were also other Mesopotamian connections, "The Altyn Depe civilization was in close contact with neighboring cultures.

In Altyn Depe, many Indus Valley items were found, including objects made of ivory, and stamp seals of the Harappian type.

Altyndepe, Turkmenistan
Ziggurat from Altyndepe, reconstruction