Bactria Margiana Archaeology Complex

[Shilpi Misty Bhadra]

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Most of you probably have already read the article, but if you haven't, it
might be interesting to read. It was on the headliners for the NY Times, now it
is under the science section ... There may the possibility of early writing in
this ca. 2000 BCE culture in Central Asia. Seals were found. Some try to
connect the BMAC with the movements of Indo-Iranians from the steppe.

Bactria Margiana Archaeology Complex
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/world/13LOST.html

BMAC is also briefly discussed in pp. 72-74 in Mallory and Adams'
Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture under BMAC

Shilpi Misty Bhadra
University of Texas at Austin
Ancient History, Classics, and Humanities (focus: Indo-European Studies)
senior undergraduate
evenstar at mail.utexas.edu
512-320-0229 (ph)
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