ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex

Ok kiddo, so a long, long time ago there were people who lived in a place called Central Asia. They built big buildings and made fancy things out of clay and other stuff. We call these people the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex or BMAC for short.

Now, the BMAC people were very good at farming and raising animals. They also knew how to make weapons and tools out of metal. But they didn't write things down, so we don't know a lot about them.

We do know that they lived near big rivers and that they traded with other people who lived far away. They even traded with people who lived in places like Iran and India!

One thing that makes the BMAC special is that they had a lot of different cultures and languages. Some people think that they were the ancestors of people who live in Central Asia today.

So, in short, the BMAC was a group of people who lived a long time ago in Central Asia. They were good at farming and making things and they traded with other people.