The article analyzes the study and sources of the Bronze Age cultures of the Khorezm oasis in the territory of Uzbekistan, the controversial separation of the Khorezm Bronze Age cultures from the Indo-European pastoral cultures and the role of sources in their study.

S.P.Tolstov, A.Sagdullayev, J.Kabirov, L. M. Levin, B. I. Vaynberg, B.V.Adrianov, Yahya Gulamov, Ancient Khorezm, Tazabagyap, Suyarganovo, Kavat 3, Andronovo, Srubnaya, herdsman-farmers, Amirabad, Akchadarya, Kamishli, half-basement housings, funeral rites.

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