Vesely Kut Trypillia Settlement
Веселий Кут · Veselyi Kut · Veselij Kut
Chalcolithic (4000–3600 BCE, Trypillia BII-CI)·Cucuteni-Trypillia·🇺🇦 Cherkasy Oblast, Talne Raion, Vesely Kut village, Ukraine
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About Vesely Kut Trypillia Settlement
150 ha Cucuteni-Trypillia settlement c.4000–3600 BCE (Trypillia BII-CI), with ca. 800 houses in oval concentric plan. Third-tier mega-site in the Southern Bug cluster between Dobrovody and Maydanets. Geomagnetic prospection shows dense ring architecture and a western mega-structure. Excavated by V. Kruts 1980s showing burnt ploshchadka houses, bin pottery and Cucuteni C painted ware, illustrating intermediate size between large 250 ha and small 30 ha Tripolye sites.
Why it matters150 ha Cucuteni-Trypillia settlement c.4000–3600 BCE (Trypillia BII-CI), with ca. 800 houses in oval concentric plan. Third-tier mega-site in the Southern Bug cluster between Dobrovody and Maydanets.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Hierarchy between 250 ha vs 150 ha mega-sites
- 02Source of painted pottery graphite
Theories
- 01Vesely Kut as secondary centre in three-tier Trypillia settlement hierarchy
- 02Planned burn as closing ritual for house life-cycle
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. 4000 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (4000–3600 BCE, Trypillia BII-CI)
- Culture
- Cucuteni-Trypillia
- Purpose
- Agrarian settlement with ranked house size indicating social differentiation
- Abandoned
- c. 3550 BCE
- Rediscovered
- 1970s aerial; Kruts 1980s
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1293 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
48.7140° N · 30.8450° E · 175 m · 2 mapped features
Vesely Kut Central Mega-Structure
mega structureWestern corridor assembly building 30×15 m
48.7150° N · 30.8460° EVesely Kut Eastern House Row
house rowEastern outer row of burnt houses
48.7130° N · 30.8440° E
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