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10/26/2015 06:00 PM
ISAW Lecture Hall
A Sanctuary of the Hellenistic Period at Torbulok (Tadjikistan)
Excavations in 2014 and 2015
Gunvor Lindström
A sanctuary of the Hellenistic period was recently discovered at the village of Torbulok in southwest Tajikistan. Excavations at the site, started in 2013 by a German-Tajik team, give insights into the structure of the sanctuary and confirm the dating to the 3rd and 2nd century BC, as Bactria was part of the Hellenistic world. The site seems to have functioned as a pilgrim sanctuary, associated with an ancient settlement at distance of ca. 30 kilometers.