Proto-urban site of Sarazm
An archaeological site on the border with Uzbekistan is located in Sarazm, the Proto-urban site of Sarazm, a historic city in Tajikistan's northwestern region. From the 4th century B.C. to the end of the 3rd century B.C., it bears witness to the growth of human settlements in Central Asia. Sarazm proto-urban site is an archaeological site in Central Asia that documents the evolution of communities from the 4th millennium BCE to the late 3rd millennium BCE. Sarazm's Proto-urban Site exemplifies the region's early proto-urbanization as evidenced by the sophistication of the homes, infrastructures, and archaeological finds.
It arose from the complementarity that existed between pastoralism and early agrarianism, and later between the exploitation of mineral resources and the development of handicrafts in the Bronze Age. Sarazm indicates the existence of cross-regional trade and cultural exchanges across Central Asia over large distances. This was a long-lived and rich proto-urban metropolis located at the far north-eastern tip of a large region that stretched from Mesopotamia to the Indus and the Iranian plateau.
"Where the land begins" is what "Sarazm" means. Sarazm's Protourban Site was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010. Many domestic objects, such as axes, farm implements, containers, and agricultural products, such as wheat and barley seeds, were discovered. The purpose of these relics is to show how farming was done in the past. Houses were also dug up. Some were built with bricks, while others were just packed with mud. The majority of the dwellings are multiroomed, allowing visitors to get a sense of the old city's vastness. Aside from dwellings, ceramics can be found in the city's ancient tombs. You can tell how prosperous the city used to be from the abundant grave goods.
