Dzheitun (English spelling)

Japanese: ジェイトゥン（英語表記）Dzheitun

A Neolithic site located about 30km north-northwest of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is 120m x 60m in area and 5.5m in height. Since 1952, the Southern Turkmenia Archaeological Survey has been excavating the site, contributing to the elucidation of the early agricultural society of this region. Of the Jaytun culture that VM Masson considered to consist of early, middle and late periods, this culture best represents the early culture. Of the five layers of the site, the second layer has been widely investigated. Located in a delta in a belt area between the Kopet-Dag Mountains and the Karakum Desert, the people relied on primitive agriculture and livestock farming due to flooding.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

トルクメニスタン，アシガバートの北北西約30kmに位置する新石器時代の遺跡。広さ120m×60m，高さ5.5m。1952年以来，南部トルクメニア考古調査隊が発掘にあたり，この地方の初期農耕社会の解明に貢献した。前･中･後期より成ると，V.M.マッソンが考えたジェイトゥン文化のうち，前期文化を最もよく表す。遺跡は5層あるうち，第2層が広く調査された。コペト･ダグ山脈とカラクム砂漠にはさまれたベルト地帯のデルタに位置し，氾濫による原始農耕と家畜飼養に依存していた。

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