Tiszapolgár culture

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Tiszapolgár culture
Horizon
Old Europe
PeriodEneolithic, Chalcolithic
Dates4500-4000 BC
Preceded byTisza culture, Vinča culture
Followed byBodrogkeresztúr culture

The Tiszapolgár culture (4500–4000 BC) was an Eneolithic archaeological culture in Central Europe in the Carpathian Basin, in the Great Hungarian Plain. It located in the territory of present-day Eastern Hungary, in Eastern Slovakia, in Transcarpathia in Ukraine, and in Western Romania.

The type site Tiszapolgár-Basatanya is a town in northeastern Hungary (Polgár). It is a continuation of the earlier Neolithic Tisza culture. The type site Româneşti is located in the Româneşti-Tomeşti, Timiș County, Romania.

Most of the information about the Tiszapolgár culture comes from cemeteries; over 150 individual graves have been being excavated at Tiszapolgár-Basatanya. The pottery is unpainted but often polished and frequently decorated.

In 2022 a trove of 169 gold rings was found in Romania, in the burial of a high-status woman belonging to the Tiszapolgár culture. The trove was described as "a sensational find for the period".[1]

Genetics

Lipson et al. (2017) found in the remains of five individuals ascribed to the Tiszapolgár culture three

mtDNA extracted, three belonged to T21c, one belonged to H26, and one belonged to H1.[2][3]

Gallery

  • Tiszapolgar ceramics
    Tiszapolgar ceramics
  • Tiszapolgar ceramic vessel
    Tiszapolgar ceramic vessel
  • Ceramic cups
    Ceramic cups
  • Copper bracelet
    Copper bracelet
  • Copper spiral ornaments
    Copper spiral ornaments
  • Copper beads
    Copper beads
  • Copper spiral ornament
    Copper spiral ornament

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