What is Vinča culture?
[[File:European-middle-neolithic-en.svg|thumb|Influence of different cultures during the stone age, in Europe. Vinča is shown in light purple.]] [[File:Neolithic vinca culture en.png|thumb|300px]] The '''Vinča culture''' was a culture during the [[stone age]], roughly from 5400 BC to 4600 BC. It is named for a large site found close to modern-day [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]. In addition to the territory of modern-day Serbia, sites have also been discovered in [[Romania]], [[Hungary]] and [[Bosnia]]. Today, it is known for many [[ceramic]] figurines. Some of these figurines also have symbols on them, which have been interpreted as an early form of [[writing]]. These symbols are called [[Vinča symbols]]. The Vinča culture was the first to develop the knowledge and skills to process copper, in the late 6th millennium BC.<sup>[[Copper Age#cite note-2|[2]]]</sup> <gallery> File:Tărtăria Amulet Tablet.png|[[Tărtăria amulet]], showing some of the symbols found File:Vinca clay figure 01.jpg|Clay figurine, British museum. </gallery> {{stub}} [[Category:Stone Age]]