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(Redirected from Tiszapolgár) 4500–4000 BC European archaeological culture
Tiszapolgár culture
Map showing the extent of the Tiszapolgár culture
HorizonOld 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".

Genetics

Lipson et al. (2017) found in the remains of five individuals ascribed to the Tiszapolgár culture three G2a2b and a subclade of it, and two I2a and a subclade of it. Of the five samples of mtDNA extracted, three belonged to T21c, one belonged to H26, and one belonged to H1.

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

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. "Trove of Gold Rings Is Uncovered in 'Sensational' Prehistoric Grave in Romania". Artnews. 15 August 2022.
  2. Lipson 2017.
  3. Narasimhan 2019.

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