Ulug depe (in Turkmen)
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  Location in Turkmenistan  Ulug Depe (West and Central Asia) Show map of West and Central Asia | |
| Coordinates | 37°9′20.23″N 60°1′46.02″E / 37.1556194°N 60.0294500°E / 37.1556194; 60.0294500 |
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| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Cultures | BMAC |
Ulug Depe is an ancient Bronze Age site in the foothills of the Kopet Dag Mountains in the Karakum DesertofKaka District (Kaahka) in the Ahal Province of south-eastern Turkmenistan. It covers around 13 hectares and lies on a mound at a height of about 30 meters, displaying the longest stratigraphic sequence of Central Asia, from the Late Neolithic, represented by Jeitun culture, until the pre-Achaemenid period.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Excavations in the Late Bronze layers also found a "pressure set" for making soma drink. This set, similar to those found in Gonur Depe,
