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  2. Vinča culture - Wikipedia

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    Vinča figurine, Cleveland Museum of Art There exist several divisions of the culture, according to J. Chapman (1981) it can be divided into two main phases divided into four sub-phases (A-D), closely linked with those of its type site Vinča-Belo Brdo and dated between 5700 and 4200 BC.

  3. Vinča symbols - Wikipedia

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    At the site, on the Maros river, a feeder into a tributary of the Danube, female figurines, pots, and artifacts made of stone were also found. [8] In 1908, a similar cache was found during excavations directed by Serbian archaeologist Miloje Vasić (1869–1956) in Vinča, a suburb of Belgrade, some 245 km (152 mi) from Turdaș. [9]

  4. Prehistoric sites in Serbia - Wikipedia

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    All of these figural sculptures were modelled in a naturalistic and strongly expressionistic manner. Only the head and face of the human figures were modelled realistically, with strong brow arches, an elongated nose, and a wide, fish-like mouth. Hair, beard, arms and hands can be seen on some of the figures in a stylized form.

  5. File:Serbia, Vinça culture, Neolithic Era - Vinca Idol - 2000 ...

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    This flourishing culture was the largest known in Europe at that time, extending along the Danube into the Balkans and Central Europe. Thousands of clay statuettes have been discovered in the region's Vinca settlements suggestive of the intense magic-religious practices within the Vinca culture.

  6. Vidovdanka - Wikipedia

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    Vidovdanka is a Late Mesolithic anthropomorphic figurine made of terracotta regarded as symbol of the Vinča culture, which flourished in prehistoric Serbia in 5500 BC. It was excavated at 6.2 metres (20 ft) deep in Vinča, Serbia on the day of Vidovdan (hence the name) in 1930. It stands 30.7 centimetres (12.1 in) tall. [1]

  7. Bird goddess - Wikipedia

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    These figurines show female bodies combined with a bird's head. The interpretation as " goddess " is part of Gimbutas' program of feminist archaeology depicting the European Neolithic as a " gynocentric " culture that would be ousted by the " patriarchal " Indo-European cultures with the onset of the Bronze Age .

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