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A city and its landscape across time: Samarkand in the ancient Sogdiana (Uzbekistan)

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Fig. 1 – Samarkand (star in the box on the upper right) and the major geographical features and archaeological sites relevant to this paper inside the UIAP AOI: 1) Afrasiab (Maracanda); 2) Kafir Kala; 3) Kurgan Kadirbek; 4) Koitepa; 5) Boyssartepa (Sazagan); 6) Penjikent; 7) Koktepe. On the background a 1988-1991 Landsat Orthorectified TM image (RGB band combination 1-2-3 converted to Greyscale).

Fig. 1 – Samarkand (star in the box on the upper right) and the major geographic...

Fig. 2 – The “four Samarkands” from a 2017 Google Earth satellite image.

Fig. 2 – The “four Samarkands” from a 2017 Google Earth satellite image.

Fig. 3 – Archaeological sites resulting from the UIAP survey with hypothesis of major ancient canals (1 early Dargom; 2 Yangìaryk; 3 Eskì Angar; 4 Siab; 5 late Dargom), pasture lands and local routes (background: 2012 ASTER GDEM with slope). For the major sites numeration see Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 – Archaeological sites resulting from the UIAP survey with hypothesis of ...

Fig. 4 – Chronological distribution of sites from the UIAP survey.

Fig. 4 – Chronological distribution of sites from the UIAP survey.

Mantellini S. 2017, A city and its landscape across time: Samarkand in the ancient Sogdiana (Uzbekistan), Archeologia e Calcolatori 28(2), 10.19282/AC.28.2.2017.26