The Hamangia culture began around 5250/5200 BC and lasted until around 4550/4500 BC. It was absorbed by the … See more

The Hamangia culture attracted and attracts the attention of many art historians because of its exceptional clay figures.
Painted vessels with complex geometrical patterns based on spiral-motifs are typical. The shape… See more

Settlements consist of rectangular houses with one or two rooms, built of wattle and daub, sometimes with stone foundations (in Durankulak). They are normally arranged on a rectangular grid and may form small tells. … See more

• The Durankulak lake settlement, now Archaeological Complex Durankulak, commenced on a small island, approximately 7000 BC and around 4700/4600 BC the stone architecture was already in g… See more

Crouched or extended inhumation in cemeteries. Grave-goods tend to be without pottery in Hamangia I. Grave-goods include flint, worked shells, bone tools and shell-ornaments. See more

• Cucuteni-Trypillia culture
• Cycladic art
• History of Bulgaria
• Old Europe
• Prehistoric art… See more