Excavation of this Graeco-Bactrian city started in 2004. It is probably identical to Alexandria ad Oxum, although Ai Khanum in Afghanistan is another candidate. That Kampyr Tepe was founded by Alexander the Great, is uncontested.
Locatie:
- Oezbekistan, Sho‘rob
- geo:37.410473,67.027992
- Locatie precies
Period or year:
- -328~ / 3xx~
Classificatie:
- Stad
- Zichtbaar
Identifiers:
- vici:place=22773
- pleiades:place=961921
- livius:place=kampyr-tepe
- wikidata:entity=Q2398757
Annotaties
STRIDE, S. (2004), La Géographie archéologique de la province du Surkhan Darya (Bactriane du Nord, Ouzbekistan du Sud). Unpublished dissertation at the Université panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris), 5 vols. ( https://sirisacademic.academia.edu/SebastianStride?swp=tc-au-44230952 )
RAPIN Claude (2018): On the way to Roxane 2 - Satraps and hyparchs between Bactra and Zariaspa-Maracanda, in. J. Lhuillier, N. Boroffka (edd.), A Millennium of History - The Iron Age in Central Asia (2nd and 1st millennia BC), Archäologie in Iran und Turan 16 (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307149674_On_the_way_to_Roxane_2_Satraps_and_hyparchs_between_Bactra_and_Zariaspa-Maracanda )
In de buurt
Shurob Kurgan (Uz-SD-023)
Kushan, High Medieval and post-Mongol large settlement on the Amu-Darya northern terrasse. Square citadel, with an western extension, partially eroded and cut by gullies. Studied by Arshavskaja, Rtveladze and Gendel'man (2001).
Shor Tepe (Uz-SD-326)
Late Iron Age (Achaemenid?) settlement (4,5 ha), on the terrace overlooking the Amu-Darya. Studied by Rtveladze.
Shurob Kurgan Citadel (Uz-SD-023a) (1 km)
Citadel of Shurob Kurgan settlement. Western part eroded.