Togolok


Togolok is an archaeological site in the Murghab Delta, Turkmenistan, located about 10-15 km south of Gonur. Togolok 21 is theorized to be an Indo-Iranian temple and fortress dated to the first half of the 2nd millennium BC, belonging to the late phase of the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex. Togolok 1 area has also been excavated. Since 2014, the Togolok 1 site has been excavated by the TAP - Togolok Archaeological Project, directed by Barbara Cerasetti, in collaboration with the University of Bern.
According to the Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, the Togolok temple contained rooms where traces of ephedra and hemp were found along with implements for the preparation of a hallucinogenic beverage.

Togolok Depe

The name 'Togolok' is also applied to another much older site in Turkmenistan known as 'Togolok-tepe'. This settlement started in the Neolithic during the Jeitun period around 7000 BC. It is located in the Kopet-Dagh foothills near the ancient Jeitun settlement. The site has been excavated and published in 1964 in Russian.