Hamangia culture
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The Hamangia culture is a Late Neolithic archaeological culture of Dobruja between the Danube and the Black Sea and Muntenia in the south. It is named after the site of Baia-Hamangia, discovered in 19
Hamangia pottery, c. 4500 BC
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Pottery
Thinker of Hamangia
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The Thinker of Hamangia, also known as Thinker of Cernavodă or collectively The Thinker and the Sitting Woman, is an archaeological artefact, specifically a terracotta sculpture. This ancient Neolithi
Hamangia culture
…figurines are normally extremely stylized and show standing naked faceless women with emphasized breasts and buttocks. Two figurines known as "The Thinker of Cernavodă" and "The Sitting woman" are considered masterpieces of Neolithic art. Settlements consist of rectangular houses with one or two rooms, built of wattle…
Back of the 200 lei banknote of the Romanian leu featuring The Thinker
Museum display