"OVER four millennia ago, the fortress town of Gonur-Tepe might have
been a rare advanced civilisation before it was buried for centuries
under the dust of the Kara Kum desert in remote western Turkmenistan.
After being uncovered by Soviet archaeologists in the last century,
Gonur-Tepe, once home to thousands of people and the centre of a
thriving region, is gradually revealing its mysteries with new artifacts
being uncovered on every summer dig.
The scale of the huge complex which spans some 30 hectares can only be
properly appreciated from the air, from where the former buildings look
like a maze in the desert surrounded by vast walls."
Article: http://www.thestar.com.my/
"OVER four millennia ago, the fortress town of Gonur-Tepe might have
been a rare advanced civilisation before it was buried for centuries
under the dust of the Kara Kum desert in remote western Turkmenistan.
After being uncovered by Soviet archaeologists in the last century, Gonur-Tepe, once home to thousands of people and the centre of a thriving region, is gradually revealing its mysteries with new artifacts being uncovered on every summer dig.
The scale of the huge complex which spans some 30 hectares can only be properly appreciated from the air, from where the former buildings look like a maze in the desert surrounded by vast walls."
Article: http://www.thestar.com.my/
After being uncovered by Soviet archaeologists in the last century, Gonur-Tepe, once home to thousands of people and the centre of a thriving region, is gradually revealing its mysteries with new artifacts being uncovered on every summer dig.
The scale of the huge complex which spans some 30 hectares can only be properly appreciated from the air, from where the former buildings look like a maze in the desert surrounded by vast walls."
Article: http://www.thestar.com.my/
![Ancient Mysteries Revealed in Turkmen Desert Sands
"OVER four millennia ago, the fortress town of Gonur-Tepe might have been a rare advanced civilisation before it was buried for centuries under the dust of the Kara Kum desert in remote western Turkmenistan.
After being uncovered by Soviet archaeologists in the last century, Gonur-Tepe, once home to thousands of people and the centre of a thriving region, is gradually revealing its mysteries with new artifacts being uncovered on every summer dig.
The scale of the huge complex which spans some 30 hectares can only be properly appreciated from the air, from where the former buildings look like a maze in the desert surrounded by vast walls."
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