CAUSES OF THE END OF THE ENEOLITHIC IN THE AREA OF THE WEST - PONTIC COAST. THE SETTLEMENT FROM THE ISLAND OF “LA OSTROV”, ON LAKE TAŞAUL (NĂVODARI, CONSTANŢA COUNTY)
CAUSES OF THE END OF THE ENEOLITHIC IN THE AREA OF THE WEST - PONTIC COAST. THE SETTLEMENT FROM THE ISLAND OF “LA OSTROV”, ON LAKE TAŞAUL (NĂVODARI, CONSTANŢA COUNTY)

Summary/Abstract: The progress that we have seen during the last decades in the sphere of the inter-disciplinary theory has left its mark on the archaeological investigation and interpretation methods too. It is not surprising that the theme of natural catastrophes, narrated metaphorically since ancient times, returns to the attention of researchers, after being considered, for a long period of time, a naïve interpretation of a fantastic literature. In this context, the causes that determined the end of the ancient Gumelniţa civilization appear to us much more complex than it was initially thought, and the hypothesis of the violent penetration of some north-Pontic tribes is still contested today. What exactly led to the end of these flourishing communities, and how did their disappearance influence subsequently the evolution of the Gumelniţa settlements from the neighbouring regions?

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