Starčevo–Körös–Criș culture
Grouping of archaeological cultures
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The Starčevo–Körös–Criș culture is a grouping of two related Neolithic archaeological cultures in Southeastern Europe: the Starčevo culture and the Körös or Criș culture.[1][2]
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| Alternative names | Starčevo |
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| Horizon | First Temperate Neolithic, Old Europe |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Dates | circa 6,200 B.C.E. — circa 4,500 B.C.E. |
| Type site | Starčevo |
| Preceded by | Sesklo culture, Neolithic Greece, Mesolithic Romania |
| Followed by | Vinča culture, Karanovo culture, Gumelnița culture, Hamangia culture, Linear Pottery culture |
Settlements
Some of the earliest settlements of the Starčevo–Körös–Criș culture were discovered in the Banat Plain and southwest Transylvania.[3] Culture sites were also discovered in the north-west Balkans, which yielded painted pottery noted for its "barbotine" vessel surfaces.[4] Specifically, the Starčevo settlements were located in Serbia, Körös in Hungary, and Criș in Romania.[5]
Characteristics
The Starčevo culture is an archaeological culture of Southeastern Europe, in what is now Serbia, dating to the Neolithic period between c. 5500 and 4500 BCE[6] (according to other source, between 6200 and 5200 BCE).[7] The Starčevo culture is sometimes grouped together and sometimes not.[8]
The Körös culture is another Neolithic archaeological culture, but in Central Europe. It was named after the river Körös in eastern Hungary and western Romania, where it is named Criș.[9] It survived from about 5800 to 5300 BC.
Gallery
Starčevo culture sculpture
Starčevo culture artefacts
Körös/Criş culture figurine
"Red-haired goddess" figurine
Ceramic figurine
Starčevo ceramic altar
Reconstruction of a settlement at Tumba Madzari, Macedonia
Reconstructed houses at Tumba Madžari
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