Cucuteni-Trypillia Culture | Ancient European Civilization

The Cucuteni–Trypillia culture (or Tripolye culture) spanned the Neolithic the Copper Age and the early Bronze Age. They are one the of most impressive civilisations of Neolithic Europe. The culture extended from the Danube river basin to the Black Sea and the Dnieper. It encompassed the central Carpathian Mountains as well as the plains, steppe and forest steppe on either side of the range. Its historical core lay around the middle to upper Dniester, in modern Ukraine. More than 3,000 cultural sites have been identified, ranging from small villages to the largest settlements in the world. The people of the late / post-Cucuteni–Trypillia culture appear in my Bronze Age fantasy novel Godborn ➜ *Support the Channel* Patreon ➜ PayPal ➜ Ko-fi ➜ *My Books* Your FREE Bronze Age fantasy story the Wolf God ➜ Godborn: Gods of Bronze 1 ➜ All my books on Amazon ➜ *My Links* Website Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: *Artwork* Vsevolod Ivanov Vikentiy Khvoyka *Music* Kevin MacLeod - Thunderbird *Video Sources* The Horse, the Wheel, and Language - David Anthony ➜ The Living Goddesses - Marija Gimbutas ➜ In Search of the Indo-Europeans - JP Mallory ➜ The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World - JP Mallory ➜ The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000-3500 BC - Edited by David Anthony ➜ The First Farmers of Europe An Evolutionary Perspective - Stephen Shennan ➜ Gene-flow from steppe individuals into Cucuteni-Trypillia associated populations: Houses in the Archaeology of the Tripillia–Cucuteni Groups: The above links include affiliate links which means we will earn a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. *People of the Bronze Age series* People of the Bronze Age Playlist: Yamnaya ➜ Corded Ware ➜ Funnelbeaker ➜ Pitted Ware ➜ Cucuteni-Trypilla ➜ Maykop ➜ *Video Chapters* 00:00 The Cucuteni–Trypillia culture 02:30 Foundation and Growth of the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture 06:33 Cucuteni–Trypillia pottery 09:27 Neolithic Female Figurines 12:03 Expansion throughout Ukraine to the Black Sea 13:48 Decline and Fall of the Cucuteni-Trypillia Culture 17:00 Europe’s First Cities - Super Towns and Proto-Cities