Science: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Prehistory: Neolithic: Page 3

Vucedol culture flourished between 3000 and 2200 BC in what is now modern Croatia. Their copper metallurgy was based on a new process of mass casting. This culture had a great influence on other contemporary cultures in the European heritage. This web site claims they invented the first European calendar and presented it in their ceramics.

Noel Broadbent, Goran Burenhult, and Moreau Maxwell discuss the sweeping changes associated with adoption of food production and offer an explanation why these events only took place independently in a few locations.