“Zoomorphous applications,gold” Photo credit:Varna Regional Museum of History is licensed under CC-BY-SA-3.0
Zoomorphous applications, gold,
Eneolithic necropolis – Varna,grave 36 - late Eneolithic Period
As
advances
were
made, and craftsmen
mastered metallurgy of
copper and gold, the
inhabitants now had
something extremely valuable to trade.
Increased contacts with
neighbours both north
and south eventually
opened up trade relations within the Black
Sea and Mediterranean
region, which was of
great importance for
the development of the
society. Archaeological
evidence, such as clay
models of boats found
in the region, suggest
that ship building was
already very advanced
in the Late Chalcolithic
Period, and that mari9
time trade was highly
developed. The deep
bay, along which the
settlements of Varna,
provided a comfortable
harbor for ships sailing across the Black
Sea and Varna became
a prosperous trading
center.