Vakhsh culture

Vakhsh culture
Geographical rangeLower Vakhsh River
PeriodBronze Age
Dates2500-1650 BC
Preceded byBishkent culture
Followed by?

The Vakhsh culture is a Bronze Age culture which took place around 2500-1650 BC, as shown by radiocarbon dates, and flourished along the lower Vakhsh River in southern Tajikistan, earlier thought to be from ca. 1700 BC to 1500 BC.

Earlier research seemed to show that Vakhsh culture had appeared somewhat later than the Bishkent culture, with which it shares many similarities.