Archaeological culture · c. 4550–4100 BCE

Varna culture

The Varna culture of northeastern Bulgaria, on the Black Sea coast, is famous for the Varna cemetery, which held the oldest large collection of worked gold in the world. Its people made polychrome pottery, copper tools and fine flint blades.

Rich and poor graves show that some people had much higher status than others. It was closely related to the neighbouring Gumelnița culture.

See Varna culture on the map in 4550 BCE →

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4550–4100 BCE