The ancient agricultural monument Sarazm was discovered in the fall of 1976
Ancient site of Sarazm
was discovered in the fall of 1976 by archaeologist Abdullodzhon Iskhakov. The monument is located 15 km from the west of Panjakent and 45 km east of the city of Samarkand. The original area of the monument was about 130 hectares. The settlement was intensively inhabited for more than a thousand years, reached its peak in the late Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age..
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Quick Facts
Four consecutive chronological periods are identified, which, taking into account radiocarbon analyzes, are dated as follows: period 1 - 3500-3200 BC; period 2 - 3200 - 2900 BC; period 3 - 2900-2700 BC; the period 4 - 2700 - 2000 BC.
By the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan dated 21.09.2001 under №391, 5500 year-old monument of Sarazm of Panjakent district was declared a historical and archaeological reserve, as the center of the formation of the culture of agriculture, crafts and town planning of Tajiks.