Archaeological excavations at Lungi Tepa, south Uzbekistan. Report for Season 2021

Abstract

This report summarises the preliminary results of the second season of excavations at the site of Lungi Tepa in the Kugitang Piedmonts, south Uzbekistan. The research was conducted by a Czech-Uzbek team in autumn 2021. The results suggest that the site was settled in the post-Kushan period, the Early and High Medieval period with traces of settlement from the Late Medieval period. Later it was used as a burial ground for the local population. Traces of metal production were found at the site.

Keywords

• central asia
• tokharistan
• lungi tepa
• high medieval period
• early medieval period
• archaeology
• excavation
• settlement
• stratigraphy
• metal production