Nebelivka
Небелівка · Nebylivka · Trypillia Nebelivka
Trypillia B2–C1·Cucuteni-Trypillia·🇺🇦 Kirovohrad Oblast, Novoarkhangelsk, Ukraine
About
About Nebelivka
Cucuteni-Trypillia mega-site (approx 4100–3600 BCE, 260–300 ha, 1,000+ mapped houses) renowned for the burnt temple mega-structure (60×20 m, 1,200 m²) with seven altars, painted vessels, and a clay token-counting system. Built on a promontory above Nebel River, with radiating streets and perimeter ditch. UK-Ukrainian joint survey showed planned zones and burnt house intervals ~70 years.
Why it mattersTemple with 7 altars; tokens; urban planning without centralisation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Seven altars — calendar?
- 02Tokens proto-writing?
Theories
- 01Gaydarska: pilgrimage fair model
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.4100–3900 BCE
- Period
- Trypillia B2–C1
- Culture
- Cucuteni-Trypillia
- Builders
- Trypillia planners
- Purpose
- Temple-town with ritual mega-building
- Abandoned
- c.3600 BCE
- Rediscovered
- 1920s; mapped 1964; Bournemouth 2009–14
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.4000 BCE
Temple built
2014
Bournemouth temple excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
48.6410° N · 30.5560° E · 175 m · 3 mapped features
Temple mega-structure (60×20 m)
templeTwo-storey temple with seven altars and tokens
48.6415° N · 30.5565° EResidential ring (inner)
houseCircular house row
48.6408° N · 30.5555° EPerimeter ditch
ditchOuter ditch and causeway
48.6410° N · 30.5560° E
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