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| Horizon | Old Europe, First Temperate Neolithic |
|---|---|
| Period | Neolithic, Chalcolithic |
| Dates | circa 7th millennium BC — 4,000 BC |
| Type site | Karanovo |
| Preceded by | Mesolithic Europe |
| Followed by | Hamangia culture, Varna culture, Gumelnița culture, Cernavodă culture |
The Karanovo culture (Bulgarian: Карановска култура, romanized: Karanovska kultura) is a Neolithic culture (Karanovo I-III ca. 62nd to 55th centuries BC) named after the Bulgarian village of Karanovo (Караново, Sliven Province 42°30′41″N 25°54′54″E / 42.51139°N 25.91500°E). The culture, which is part of the Danube civilization, is considered the largest and most important of the Azmak River Valley agrarian settlements.[1]
- ^ Danver, Steven L. (2015). Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures and Contemporary Issues. Oxon: Routledge. p. 271. ISBN 9780765682222.