Kolomiytsev Yar Trypillia Tract Settlement Cluster
Chalcolithic (c.4300–4000 BCE, Trypillia BII)·Cucuteni-Trypillia (Trypillia BII, western)·🇺🇦 Kyiv Oblast, Obukhiv Raion, Kolomiytsev Yar valley near Kopachiv, Ukraine
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About Kolomiytsev Yar Trypillia Tract Settlement Cluster
4300–4000 BCE, Trypillia BII) Cucuteni-Trypillia (Trypillia BII, western) site built c. 4300 BCE as linear tract of 5–7 settlements 10–20 ha each along kolomiytsev yar tributary valley, showing dispersed trypillia linear valley colonization vs concentric mega-sites. Documented via 1970s; Videiko 1990s; geomag 2010. The Cucuteni-Trypillia (Trypillia BII, western) ancient village at Kyiv Oblast preserves valley-bottom linear settlement cluster 5 km long, each oval 10–20 ha with 100 houses.
It illustrates Cucuteni-Trypillia (Trypillia BII, western) expansion and tract 5 km; ovals 10–20 ha.
Why it mattersKolomiytsev Yar Trypillia Tract Settlement Cluster in Kyiv Oblast, Obukhiv Raion, Kolomiytsev Yar valley near Kopachiv, Ukraine is a Chalcolithic (c.4300–4000 BCE, Trypillia BII) Cucuteni-Trypillia (T
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Why valley linear vs plateau concentric planning
Theories
- 01Kolomiytsev Yar as frontier expansion tract of Trypillia into Ros basin
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. 4300 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (c.4300–4000 BCE, Trypillia BII)
- Culture
- Cucuteni-Trypillia (Trypillia BII, western)
- Purpose
- Linear tract of 5–7 settlements 10–20 ha each along Kolomiytsev Yar tributary valley, showing dispersed Trypillia linear valley colonization vs concentric mega-sites
- Abandoned
- c. 3800 BCE
- Rediscovered
- 1970s; Videiko 1990s; geomag 2010
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1410 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
49.8580° N · 30.6850° E · 50 m · 2 mapped features
Kolomiytsev Yar Central Oval
settlementLargest oval 18 ha in tract centre with burnt houses
49.8590° N · 30.6860° EKolomiytsev Yar Southern Linear Row
settlementSouthern row of 3 small 10 ha settlements along valley
49.8570° N · 30.6840° E