Altyndepe

Altyndepe
Алтын-Депе
The site in 2019
Altyndepe
Location in Turkmenistan
LocationAhal, Turkmenistan
Coordinates36°51′28.50″N 60°25′56.55″E / 36.8579167°N 60.4323750°E / 36.8579167; 60.4323750
TypeSettlement
Area25 hectares
History
Foundedc. 3200 BC
Abandonedc. 2000 BC
Site notes
ConditionRuins

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 BC in the Late Regionalization Era, and from c. 2400 to 2000 BC in the Integration Era as a full urban site.