The Karanovo culture is a Neolithic culture named after the Bulgarian village of Karanovo. The culture, which is part of the Danube civilization, is considered the largest and most important of the Azmak River Valley agrarian settlements.
Karanovo culture ceramic vessel, 6th millennium BC (Karanovo I), Stara Zagora Neolithic Dwellings Museum
"Lady of Pazardžik" (c. 4500 BC)
Pottery, 6th millennium BC (Karanovo I).
Tulip-shaped vase, 6th millennium BC (Karanovo I).
The European Neolithic is the period from the arrival of Neolithic technology and the associated population of Early European Farmers in Europe, c. 7000 BC until c. 2000–1700 BC. The Neolithic overlaps the Mesolithic and Bronze Age periods in Europe as cultural changes moved from the southeast to northwest at about 1 km/year – this is called the Neolithic Expansion.
Female figure from Tumba Madžari, North Macedonia
An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools.
Ancient Greek Early and Middle Neolithic pottery 6500–5300 BC. National Museum of Archaeology, Athens
A stone used in Neolithic rituals, in Detmerode, Wolfsburg, Germany.