First Temperate Neolithic

The First Temperate Neolithic (FTN) is an archaeological horizon consisting of the earliest archaeological cultures of Neolithic Southeastern Europe, dated to c. 6400–5100 BCE.^[1] The cultures of the FTN were the first to practice agriculture in temperate Europe, which required significant innovations in farming technology previously adapted to a mediterranean climate.^[2]

The constituent cultures of the FTN are:^[1]

the Starčevo–Kőrös–Criș culture, encompassing:

the Starčevo culture, c. 6200–5200 BCE, Serbia, Bosnia, eastern Croatia and western Hungary;
the Kőrös culture, c. 6400–5100 BCE, eastern Hungary;
the Criş culture, c. 6400–5200 BCE, Romania;

the Karanova I/II culture, c. 6300–5100 BCE, central and southern Bulgaria;
the , c. 6600–5300 BCE, North Macedonia;
the , c. 6300–5200 BCE, northeast Bulgaria;
and the , c. 6200–5200 BCE, western Bulgaria.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Chapman, John (2000). Fragmentation in Archaeology: People, Places, and Broken Objects. London: Routledge. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-415-15803-9.
^ Nandris, John (June 1970). "The Development and Relationships of the Earlier Greek Neolithic". Man. New Series. 5 (2): 192–213. JSTOR 2799647.

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[Chapman-1] Chapman, John (2000). Fragmentation in Archaeology: People, Places, and Broken Objects. London: Routledge. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-415-15803-9.

[Nandris-2] Nandris, John (June 1970). "The Development and Relationships of the Earlier Greek Neolithic". Man. New Series. 5 (2): 192–213. JSTOR 2799647.

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v t Neolithic Europe (including the Chalcolithic)
↑ Mesolithic Europe ↑
Horizons	Cardium pottery Corded Ware culture First Temperate Neolithic Linear Pottery culture (LBK)
Cultures	Baden Beaker Boian Butmir Cernavodă Cerny Chasséen Cortaillod Coțofeni Cucuteni–Trypillia Decea Mureşului Dudești Funnelbeaker Gaudo Globular Amphora Gorneşti Gumelnița–Karanovo Hamangia Horgen Kakanj Karanovo Lengyel Narva Petreşti Pit–Comb Ware Pitted Ware Pfyn Rössen Seine–Oise–Marne Sesklo Sredny Stog Starčevo–Körös–Criș Starčevo Körös Criş Tisza Tiszapolgár Varna Vinča Vučedol Wartberg Windmill Hill
Monumental architecture	Bank barrow Causewayed enclosure Cist Cursus Dolmen Great dolmen Guardian stones Henge Long barrow Megalith Megalithic entrance Menhir Passage grave Polygonal dolmen Rectangular dolmen Rondel Round barrow Simple dolmen Statue menhir Stone circle Stone row Timber circle Tor enclosure Unchambered long barrow
Technology	Grooved ware Lithic industries Metallurgy Neolithic long house Unstan ware
Concepts	Danubian culture Secondary products revolution Old Europe Proto-Indo-Europeans
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