The Proto-Iranians are traced to the Bactria-Margiana…

1917 BCE to 1774 BCE

The Proto-Iranians are traced to the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), a Bronze Age culture of Central Asia.

The area between northern Afghanistan and the Aral Sea is hypothesized to have been the region where the Proto-Iranians first emerged, following the separation of Indo-Iranian tribes.

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Andronovo culture View → Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex View → Iranian peoples View →

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Subboreal Period View → 1900s BCE Near East mass migration View → Middle Bronze Age II A (Near and Middle East) View →

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Origins View → Language View → Theory View → Linguistics View → Human Migration View →

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