Hamangia culture

The Hamangia culture is a Late Neolithic archaeological culture of Dobruja (Romania and Bulgaria) between the Danube and the Black Sea and Muntenia in the south. It is named after the site of Baia-Hamangia, discovered in 1952 along Golovița Lake.

Hamangia culture
HorizonOld Europe
PeriodNeolithic, Chalcolithic
Datescirca 5250 BC — circa 4,500 BC
Type siteDurankulak
Preceded byKaranovo culture, Starcevo culture, Dudești culture
Followed byVarna culture, Boian culture, Gumelnița culture
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