Archaeological excavations at Lungi Tepa, south Uzbekistan. Preliminary Report for Season 2019

• Authors: Damašek Ladislav , Kinaston Rebecca , Kramer Robyn , Šmolková Markéta , Pilař Daniel , Shaydullaev Shapulat , Stančo Ladislav
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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This report summarises the preliminary results of the first season of excavations at the site of Lungi Tepa in the Kugitang Piedmonts, south Uzbekistan. The research was conducted by an international (Czech New Zealand Uzbek) archaeological bioanthropological team in autumn 2019. The excavations focused on obtaining stratigraphic data from the Medieval settlement of Lungi Tepa and uncovering an adjacent burial ground in order to get well dated reference material for future in depth study of the High Medieval chronology of the studied region.

Keywords

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Central Asia; Tokharistan; Lungi Tepa; High Medieval Period; Late Medieval Period; archaeology; excavation; bioanthropology; burials; settlement; stratigraphy

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Studia Hercynia
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 159-178

Contributors

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Damašek Ladislav

• Institute of Classical Archaeology Faculty of Arts, Charles University

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Kinaston Rebecca

• Biological Anthropology Research Group Department of Anatomy Otago School of Medical Sciences University of Otago

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Kramer Robyn

• Biological Anthropology Research Group Department of Anatomy Otago School of Medical Sciences University of Otago

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Šmolková Markéta

• Institute of archaeology Faculty of Arts, Charles University

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Pilař Daniel

• Institute of archaeology Faculty of Arts, Charles University

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Shaydullaev Shapulat

• Termez State University

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Stančo Ladislav

• Institute of Classical Archaeology Faculty of Arts, Charles University