Old Europe (archaeology)
Term for a hypothetical homogeneous pre-Indo-European culture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Old Europe is a term coined by the Lithuanian archaeologist Marija Gimbutas to describe what she perceived as a relatively homogeneous pre-Indo-European Neolithic and Copper Age culture or civilisation in Southeast Europe, centred in the Lower Danube Valley.[1][2][3] Old Europe is also referred to in some literature as the Danube civilisation.[4]
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Geographical range | Southeast Europe and adjoining areas of Central Europe and Eastern Europe |
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Period | Neolithic, Copper Age, Prehistoric Europe |
Dates | c. 6000—3500 BC |
Preceded by | Mesolithic Europe |
Followed by | Bronze Age Europe |
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The term 'Danubian culture' was earlier coined by the archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe to describe early farming cultures (e.g. the Linear Pottery culture) which spread westwards and northwards from the Danube Valley into Central and Eastern Europe.