Bishkent culture
Bronze Age archaeological culture of Tajikistan
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The Bishkent culture or Beshkent culture is a Bronze Age archaeological culture of southern Tajikistan, recently dated to c. 2800 – 2400 BC. It is primarily known from its cemeteries, which appear to have been used by mobile pastoralists, but currently considered to be a small group of people moving towards Tajikistan from Swat valley or Baluchistan, just as it was found in the early necropolis of Tulkhar.[1]
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| Geographical range | Southern Tajikistan |
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| Period | Bronze Age |
| Dates | ca. 2800–2400 BC |
According to J. P. Mallory, "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."[2]
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