Bactria-Margiana culture (Dashly oasis)

Bactria-Margiana culture (Dashly oasis) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Afghanistan and the northwest (South Asia) from c. 2300 to 1700 BCE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Fortified oasis towns of the Bronze Age Oxus civilization in northern Afghanistan, such as Dashly, with square walled compounds, bronze seals and the gold and silver cups of the Tepe Fullol hoard.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2300 to 1700 BCE
Duration: 600 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Afghanistan and the northwest, South Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South Asia during its time

1900 BCE Indus cities decline

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Bactria-Margiana culture (Dashly oasis) exist?

c. 2300 to 1700 BCE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Bactria-Margiana culture (Dashly oasis)?

Afghanistan and the northwest, in South Asia.

What language did Bactria-Margiana culture (Dashly oasis) speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.