Geographical range | Carpathian Basin, Hungary |
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Period | Middle Bronze Age |
Dates | ca. 2000 BC-1400 BC |
Preceded by | Nagyrév culture |
Followed by | Urnfield culture, Gáva culture |
The Vatya culture was an archaeological culture of the Early to Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2000-1400 BC) located in the central area of the Danube basin in Hungary. The culture formed from the background of the Nagyrév culture together with influences from the Kisapostag culture. It is characterized mainly by fortified settlements, cremation burial sites, and bronze production. It was succeeded by the Urnfield culture.
Százhalombatta-Földvár, located by the Danube river in Hungary, was an important fortified Vatya settlement, with occupation layers up to 6 m deep.
Genetic profile
Six individuals from the Százhalombatta-Földvár and Erd sites were analyzed, Y-DNA haplogroup I was found in an individual, having the other two males the derived clades I2a2a1 and I2a2a1a2a. Mitochondrial DNA was varied: H2a1, J1c9, H11a, T1a1, T2b, and U5a2a.
Gallery
- Gold bracelet from Dunavecse, Hungary, c. 1500 BC.
- Gold rings and amber necklace
- Vatya culture cremation urn burial
- Vatya culture 'urnfield' burials
See also
- Ottomány culture
- Wietenberg culture
- Monteoru culture
- Tumulus culture
- Nordic Bronze Age
- Srubnaya culture
References
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was made in Transylvania and not at a Vatya workshop, but it was discovered at Dunavecse, in a Vatya cultural region.