Research led by the joint French-Turkmen Archaeological Expedition (MAFTur) at Ulug-depe have brought to light the longest continuous stratigraphic sequence of southern Central Asia, starting from the Late Neolithic up to the Middle Iron Age. During the last fieldwork seasons, a later, still poorly-known occupation has been identified: after its abandonment at the end of the Middle Iron Age period, Ulug-depe was briefly reoccupied during the late 1st millennium BC. The archaeological levels related to this occupation are extremely poorly preserved, and this stage is mainly witnessed by a particular pottery complex. Preliminary and ongoing researches on this pottery complex suggest that it principally includes Hellenistic-period vessels associated with some more unusual shapes. This association of material finds analogies in the area of interaction between the northern and the southern parts of Central Asia (i.e., in Uzbekistan, in a territory stretching from Tashkent to the Aral Sea through the Syr Darya area). In this paper, we will present a first overview of these discoveries, placing Ulug-depe at the crossroads of different cultural groups, sedentary and possibly nomadic, at the end of the 1st millennium BC.

法国-土库曼考古考察队（MAFTur）在乌鲁格-德佩（Ulug-depe）联合开展的研究揭示了从新石器时代晚期到中铁器时代开始的中亚南部最长的连续地层层序。在最后的野外工作季节中，发现了一个后来仍然鲜为人知的职业：在中铁器时代末期被遗弃之后，乌鲁格-德佩在公元前一千年后期短暂地重新被占领。。与这一职业有关的考古水平保存得极差，这一阶段主要由特定的陶器建筑群见证。对这种陶器复合物的初步研究和正在进行的研究表明，它主要包括与一些其他不寻常形状相关的古希腊时期的器皿。这种物质联系在中亚北部和南部（即乌兹别克斯坦，从塔什干通过锡尔河达尔亚地区延伸至咸海的领土）之间的相互作用区域中找到了类比。在本文中，我们将首先概述这些发现，并将乌鲁格-德佩置于公元前1世纪末，处于久坐，甚至可能是游牧的不同文化群体的十字路口。