With more than one century of research, Vinča culture is one of the best-studied Neolithic phenom... more With more than one century of research, Vinča culture is one of the best-studied Neolithic phenomena in the Carpathian basin and Southeastern Europe. The vast amount of accumulated data provides a solid ground for thorough discussions on all major aspects of culture's physiognomy. Vinča culture is a synonym for the Late Neolithic of the central Balkans. In the modern geo-political framework the area in question includes territories of Serbia, northern Macedonia, eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, parts of southern Hungary, significant parts of western Romania, as well as limited zones in western Bulgaria. In terms of absolute chronology, taking into account new AMS and carbon dating Vinča culture could be dated to the period between 5400/5300-4600 BC. The origin of Vinča culture communities is still an open question. Since the 1950s, the socalled Balkan-Anatolian migratory thesis has been one of the most accepted and dominant arguments regarding the question of its origin. Basic elements that provided the ground for the claim of Anatolian and south Balkan origins were certain elements in material culture, such as the introduction of reduction technology in pottery production,
With more than one century of research, Vinča culture is one of the best-studied Neolithic phenom... more With more than one century of research, Vinča culture is one of the best-studied Neolithic phenomena in the Carpathian basin and Southeastern Europe. The vast amount of accumulated data provides a solid ground for thorough discussions on all major aspects of culture's physiognomy. Vinča culture is a synonym for the Late Neolithic of the central Balkans. In the modern geo-political framework the area in question includes territories of Serbia, northern Macedonia, eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, parts of southern Hungary, significant parts of western Romania, as well as limited zones in western Bulgaria. In terms of absolute chronology, taking into account new AMS and carbon dating Vinča culture could be dated to the period between 5400/5300-4600 BC. The origin of Vinča culture communities is still an open question. Since the 1950s, the socalled Balkan-Anatolian migratory thesis has been one of the most accepted and dominant arguments regarding the question of its origin. Basic elements that provided the ground for the claim of Anatolian and south Balkan origins were certain elements in material culture, such as the introduction of reduction technology in pottery production,
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