Chalcolithic period

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Copper_Age
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:ceramics
stone tools
ornaments
copper axes
gptkbp:characterizedBy use of copper tools
continued use of stone tools
gptkbp:firstUseOf copper mining
copper smelting
copper casting
gptkbp:followedBy Bronze Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chalcolithic period
gptkbp:notableFor development of social stratification
emergence of early urban centers
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Varna_Necropolis
gptkb:Los_Millares
gptkb:Mehrgarh
gptkb:Çatalhöyük
gptkbp:period varies by region, generally 5th to 3rd millennium BCE
gptkbp:precededBy Neolithic period
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Near_East
gptkbp:significance transition between Neolithic and Bronze Age
gptkbp:technologicalAdvancement metallurgy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nahal_Mishmar_hoard
gptkb:Indo-European_migrations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6