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Human statues- council goddesses( 4200 BC) ˆ
The kilns where they burned the clay for pottery offered them also the opportunity to know metallurgy. There is evidence that this population knows metals like gold, copper and silver, but rarely used them.
The discovery of a statuette representing a horned animal that has four wheels instead of feet, proves very clearly that this population knew the wheel. We also met to them for the first time in history the swastika symbol and the sign of Ying and Yang.
Cucuteni Culture would be remembered in the history for its ceramics unique in Europe and matched worldwide only for the Chinese ceramics just a millennium later. The decor is predominantly spiral and characteristic colors are white, red and black variations depending the temperature that was burnt the clay object. They found many dishes from simple glasses to statuettes predominantly female. It is assumed that this civilization had a cult of the Mother Goddess. About Cucuteni ceramics technique is said to be close to perfection, but have not succed so far to know precisely this technique and also have not yet discovered two objects painted the same, so each object is unique.
Statuette with wheels instead of feet(~ 3750 BC)
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Bracelet made of copper( 4500- 3900 BC)
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Human statues- council goddesses( 4200 BC) ˆ
STRANGE DISPARITION
All discoveries stops around 2800 BC. Hr. when this culture disappears suddenly. Some historians associate their disappearance tragedy on biblical Flood, while others blamed climate change or an invasion of another people. Research is still ongoing.
Outstanding examples of this treasure you can see at the Eneolithic Art Museum in Piatra Neamt, the only museum of its kind in Europe, the Museum of History of Moldova in the Palace of Culture in Iasi and at the archaeological reserve in the village of Cucuteni, Iasi County.
Thank Neokoolt Association who provided us the necessary images for this article. rd
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