turkmen archaeologist mohamed begg leo was present when a russian researcher happened to make the find of his life in 1972 a bronze age palace. the original name of the city had been lost but local herders called the site. meaning great hill. excavation teams an earth and expansive hilltop settlement 500 meter researchers had rediscovered an advanced ancient civilization. today turkmen archaeologists protect the remote site have gone from grave robbers and weather damage. to the center of going to death they boast so once magnificent building perhaps a palace or temple but with no written records available archaeologists can only speculate did this column based support a wooden roof or a divine figure. this large alcove on the front side of the hall may have contained the rulers thrown. who reigned here. or a high priest. when the truth was. the diggers here have found an artifact that appears ordinary at 1st glance but demonstrates the sophisticated pottery skills of the people of gone. another clue is the advanced technology used and their kilns. was 9 metres long and almost 4 in wid