Karanovo culture

Karanovo culture
HorizonOld Europe, First Temperate Neolithic
PeriodNeolithic, Chalcolithic
Datescirca 7th millennium BC — 4,000 BC
Type siteKaranovo
Preceded byMesolithic Europe
Followed byHamangia culture, Varna culture, Gumelnița culture, Cernavodă culture

The Karanovo culture (Bulgarian: Карановска култура, romanizedKaranovska kultura) is a Neolithic culture (Karanovo I-III ca. 62nd to 55th centuries BC) named after the Bulgarian village of Karanovo (Караново, Sliven Province 42°30′41″N 25°54′54″E / 42.51139°N 25.91500°E / 42.51139; 25.91500). The culture, which is part of the Danube civilization, is considered the largest and most important of the Azmak River Valley agrarian settlements.[1]

  1. ^ Danver, Steven L. (2015). Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures and Contemporary Issues. Oxon: Routledge. p. 271. ISBN 9780765682222.

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