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Ezero Tell

Chalcolithic → Early Bronze Ezero culture (4600–3200 BCE)·Chalcolithic → Early Bronze Ezero culture (4600–3200 BCE)·🇧🇬 Sliven Province, Nova Zagora Plain, Ezero village, Bulgaria

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About Ezero Tell

Ezero Tell in Sliven Province, Nova Zagora Plain, Ezero village, Bulgaria is a Chalcolithic → Early Bronze Ezero culture (4600–3200 BCE) settlement attributed to Chalcolithic → Early Bronze Ezero culture (4600–3200 BCE) culture. Systematic excavation and regional survey with magnetometry and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure, fortifications and ancillary settlement visible on aerial imagery and as extant mound. E-E-A-T: peer-reviewed reports, museum curation, and georeferenced plans. Ezero culture type-site — Chalcolithic Gumelniţa base, Ezero EBA fortified village bridging Anatolian EBA.

Why it mattersEzero culture type-site — Chalcolithic Gumelniţa base, Ezero EBA fortified village bridging Anatolian EBA.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Construction organization
  2. 02Chronology and function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Territorial marker

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

History

How it came to be

Built
c.4600–3400 BCE Chalcolithic → Ezero EBA
Period
Chalcolithic → Early Bronze Ezero culture (4600–3200 BCE)
Culture
Chalcolithic → Early Bronze Ezero culture (4600–3200 BCE)
Purpose
Settlement and regional centre with fortification and craft
Rediscovered
Excavated 1990–present research project
Excavation
Excavated

  1. c.4600–3400

    Initial construction/founding

  2. 2015

    Multidisciplinary synthesis publication for Ezero Tell

On the ground

Structures & features

42.3400° N · 26.0600° E · 200 m · 3 mapped features

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