The Chronology of BMAC in the Bactria

Subject Areas : Archaeology

Hamid Tahmasbi zave ¹ , Moein Falaki ²

1 - Department of archaeology, Art University of Isfahan,Iran
2 - Department of Archaeology, Art University Of Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2022-03-16 Accepted : 2022-08-21 Published : 2022-08-24

Keywords: Bactria, chronology, BMAC,

Abstract :

One of the issues and problems in the field of recognizing BMAC is to explain the time period for the beginning and end of this culture in its geographical area and especially in Bactria region. A brief look at the sources related to this culture shows that different histories are presented for the period of emergence and end of this culture in different regions of Bactria (Northern Bactria, Southern Bactria and Eastern Bactria). Interval for the emergence of BMAC, different dates are suggested in the period between 2400 to 2100 B.C. and for its end, the date is 1700 or 1400 to 1300 B.C. This concern in the field of chronology, research and study has made it difficult to identify, correctly introduce the works and findings, as well as to compare this culture with neighbor zones and cultures. In this article, an attempt has been made to explain and propose the chronology of this culture in the Bactria region by examining the different opinions of archaeologists and examining the maximum dates of the carbon 14.