Ulug Depe

Ulug Depe
Ulug depe (in Turkmen)
Location in Turkmenistan
Ulug Depe (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates37°9′20.23″N 60°1′46.02″E / 37.1556194°N 60.0294500°E / 37.1556194; 60.0294500
History
PeriodsBronze Age
CulturesBMAC

Ulug Depe is an ancient Bronze Age site in the foothills of the Kopet Dag Mountains in the Karakum Desert of Kaka District (Kaahka) in the Ahal Province of south-eastern Turkmenistan. It covers around 13 hectares and lies on a mound at a height of about 30 meters, displaying the longest stratigraphic sequence of Central Asia, from the Late Neolithic, represented by Jeitun culture, until the pre-Achaemenid period.