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The Starčevo culture is an archaeological culture of Southeastern Europe, dating to the Neolithic period between c. 6200 and 4500 BCE. [1] [2] It originates in the spread of the Neolithic package of peoples and technological innovations including farming and ceramics from Anatolia to the area of Sesklo.
Carved stone balls date as old as 5,200 years old, coming from the late Neolithic to at least the Bronze Age. [3]Nearly all have been found in north-east Scotland, the majority in Aberdeenshire, the fertile land lying to the east of the Grampian Mountains.
The artifacts uncovered during the excavation are from the Neolithic period, one of the most pivotal revolutions in human history. Animal remains found during the dig allude to Neolithic husbandry ...
Evidence for metalworking was found, one of the earliest occurrences in the Aegean. Fragments of clay crucibles and small copper artifacts were discovered. The copper that was used at Kephala may have come from the mines in Lavrion in eastern Attica. [4] Agia Irini is another Neolithic settlement on the island of Kea.
An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools. In the Middle East, cultures identified as Neolithic began appearing in the 10th millennium BC. [12] Early development occurred in the Levant (e.g. Pre-Pottery Neolithic A and Pre-Pottery Neolithic B) and from there spread eastwards and westwards.
Excavations in central China uncovered a 5,000-year-old tomb filled with artifacts from the Dawenkou Culture. ... stemming from the ancient Neolithic Dawenkou Culture that existed from 4000 B.C ...
The Greeks and Romans, at least from the Hellenistic period onward, used Neolithic stone axeheads for the apotropaic protection of buildings. [6] A 1985 survey of the use of prehistoric axes in Romano-British contexts found forty examples, of which twenty-nine were associated with buildings including villas, military structures such as barracks, temples, and kilns.
An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools.. Regardless of specific chronology, many European Neolithic groups share basic characteristics, such as living in small-scale, family-based communities, subsisting on domesticated plants and animals supplemented with the collection of wild plant foods and with hunting, and producing hand-made pottery ...