Copper Age Europe

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Chalcolithic Europe
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite burial mounds
metal hoards
gptkbp:artworkBy figurines
pottery decoration
gptkbp:characterizedBy use of copper tools
gptkbp:climate generally warm and stable
gptkbp:culturalInteraction gptkb:Mediterranean_cultures
steppe cultures
Balkan cultures
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
animal husbandry
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Bronze_Age_Europe
gptkbp:geographicalExtent gptkb:Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Copper Age Europe
gptkbp:notableBurials rich grave goods
Varna man
gptkbp:notableCategory gptkb:Baden_culture
gptkb:Cucuteni–Trypillia_culture
gptkb:Remedello_culture
gptkb:Varna_culture
gptkb:Yamnaya_culture
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Ötzi_the_Iceman
gptkbp:notableInvention fortified settlements
copper smelting
wheel and wagon
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Tartessos
gptkb:Varna_Necropolis
gptkb:Los_Millares
ceramic vessels
copper axes
gold ornaments
Cucuteni–Trypillia settlements
gptkbp:period c. 5000–3200 BCE
gptkbp:population increasing settlements
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Neolithic_Europe
gptkbp:religion early forms of polytheism
gptkbp:socialDevelopment emergence of social stratification
gptkbp:technologicalAdvancement gptkb:ceramics
agriculture
metallurgy
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:salt
amber
copper
obsidian
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Bronze_Age_Europe
gptkbp:writingSystem no known writing system
gptkbp:Ötzi_the_Iceman lived during Copper Age Europe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Old_Europe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8