Achaeometrical Research in Hungary II., 1988

PROSPECTING and DATING - Ede HERTELENDI - Éva SVINGOR - Pál RACZKY - Ferenc HORVÁTH - István FUTÓ - László BARTOSIEWICZ - Mihály MOLNÁR: Radicarbon chronology of the Neolithic and time span of tell settlements in eastern Hungary based on calibrated radiocarbon dates

Table 1 Chronology of Neolithic Cultures in Hungary Phase (1er) cal ВС Culture or cultural group Confidence interval (la) cal ВС Early 5860-5310 Körös 5950-5400 Early 5860-5310 Late Körös (Protovinĉa) 5770-5230 Middle 5330-4940 Vinĉa-Tordos. 5390-4960 Middle 5330-4940 Middle Alföld Linear Pottery (classical) 5330-4940 Middle 5330-4940 Late Alföld Linear Pottery (Tiszadob) 5330-5000 Middle 5330-4940 Szakáihát - Esztár - Bükk 5260-4880 Late 4970-4380 Transitional formation phase of the Tisza culture 5120-4710 \ Late 4970-4380 Tisza - Herpály - Csőszhalom 4860-4490 Late 4970-4380 Prototiszapolgár 4570-4270 Early Copper Age 4410-3760 Our investigations shed light on several archaeological events: 1. The Neolithic period in Hungary began at the tum of the I

х -6 millennia ВС, and ended at the end of the 5 millennium ВС. We estimate the entire range of the Neolithic in Hungary io be 1500 yr. However, no radiocarbon dates are known for the earliest Neolithic in Hungary, therefore this period may date as early as the 7 millennium ВС, and may have persisted 2000 yr. 2. Présem data suggest that Neolithic cultures, previously regarded as sequential, often overlap. This is clearly expressed in the Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery cultures and its groups. These findings agree with archaeological studies, which also suggest overlapping groups on the basis of ceramic material from the Middle Neolithic. 63