This article provides an in-depth analysis of the scientific literature on the Oxus civilization that emerged as a result of the research of the famous American archaeologist Lamberg Karlovsky. Extensive analytical information on the stages of the emergence of the Oxus civilization, the factors of its origin, the language of the population, its location.

Anau, language and archeology, Soviet Academy of Sciences, BMAC, radiocarbon, US archeology, Trans-Elamite, Indo-Iranians

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