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Chronology of prehistoric cultures in Bulgaria

prehistoric bulgaria • (22) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 149-191

By: Boyadziev, Yavor D..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Boyadziev examines the dates for many Bulgarian sites and cultures from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age to try to synchronize these dates with adjacent cultures. He examines the dates from various cultures and sites and discusses what was dated and how it was dated. This is important because not all dates are accurate. Archaeologists depend on radiocarbon dates to date sites but there have been changes in the concentrations of atmospheric C-14 throughout time. This can make radiocarbon dates for sites too early or too late. Boyadziev discusses these discrepancies to try to establish a corrected chronology for Bulgarian prehistory. As Boyadziev points out the ultimate solution will require interdisciplinary study. A catalog of C-14 dates for Bulgarian sites is presented at the end of the article.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Identification

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

Dating methods in archaeology

Chronologies and culture sequences

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Southeastern Europe Late Chalcolithic

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2002

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Europe

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Southeastern Europe

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

essay

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Sarah Berry ; 2001

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

no date

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

Late Eneolithic-Transitional Periods

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Bulgaria

NotesAdditional notes

Yavor D. Boyadziev

Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-191)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

95004101

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Copper Age--Europe, eastern