Vilkhovets Trypillia Settlement
Vilkhovets BI–BII
Trypillia BI–BII transition (c.4150–3950 BCE)·Cucuteni–Trypillia·🇺🇦 Cherkasy Oblast, Zvenyhorodka Raion, Ukraine
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About Vilkhovets Trypillia Settlement
Trypillia settlement at Vilkhovets on the foothills of the Dnieper Uplands, bridging BI painted tradition and BII mega-site elaboration. Ca.30 ha with mixed ceramic phases, faunal evidence of intensified cattle. Excavated in 1970s–90s Ukrainian missions. Shows emergence of mega-site planning.
Why it mattersTrypillia settlement at Vilkhovets on the foothills of the Dnieper Uplands, bridging BI painted tradition and BII mega-site elaboration. Ca.30 ha with mixed ceramic phases, faunal evidence of intensified cattle. Excavated in 1970s–90s Ukrainian missions. Shows emergence of mega-site planning.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01BI to BII social stress
Theories
- 01Vilkhovets as prototype for later 300 ha mega-sites
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.4150 BCE
- Period
- Trypillia BI–BII transition (c.4150–3950 BCE)
- Culture
- Cucuteni–Trypillia
- Purpose
- Transitional BI/BII village
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
On the ground