The westernmost Bronze Age oasis settlement in the Tarim Basin
Excavating at the Aketala sites
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7472091 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kai Cao (0000-0002-8043-1462, Nanjing University), Yun Zhang (0000-0002-0960-7445, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Shaobai Xiong (Nanjing University), Tao Shui (Nanjing University), Peng Ma (0009-0003-0744-2821, University of Science and Technology Beijing, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 409 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2025.10224 |
| OpenAlex | W4416126302 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Excavations at Aketala reveal traces of human activity at the oases of the western Tarim Basin, north-western China, by at least 2200 BC. The recovered artefacts indicate that, by 1800 BC, the Andronovo culture had reached this region, bringing agropastoralism and developing the earliest regional evidence of bronze manufacturing techniques
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |