Among the sands of eastern part of the Kara-Kum Desert archeologists found the ruins of monumental fortresses and cathedrals capable of compet ing with the similar structures of Assyria and Babylon. In 1992 the archaeologists opened a huge Gonur-Depe necropolis.
The entombments contained numerous utensils, mirrors, cosmetic vessels, silver decorations, alabaster and ceramic vases and a great variety of other artifacts dated 3,000 B.C.
