Solnitsata
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Солницата | |
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| Location | Varna, Bulgaria |
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| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 4700 BC |
| Abandoned | c. 4200 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic, Chalcolithic |
| Cultures | Karanovo culture, Hamangia culture, Varna culture, Gumelnița–Karanovo culture |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | ruins |
| Website | https://provadia-solnitsata.com/en |
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Solnitsata (Template:Langx, "The Saltworks") was a prehistoric town located in present-day Bulgaria, near the modern city of Provadia. It is the oldest salt production center in continental Europe (5500‑4200 BC).[1] It was the first prehistoric urban center in Europe. Solnitsata was a fortified stone settlement - citadelle, inner and outer city with pottery production site and the site of a salt production facility;[2] it flourished c. 4700–4200 BC.[3] The settlement was walled to protect the salt, a crucial commodity in antiquity.[4] Although its population has been estimated at only 350,[4] Vassil Nikolov argues that it meets established criteria as a prehistoric proto-city.[5]
Salt production drove Solnitsata's economy, and the town is believed to have supplied salt throughout the Balkans. A large collection of gold objects nearby has led archaeologists to consider that this trade resulted in great wealth for the town's residents — Varna Necropolis.[2] Researchers suggest that some of the residential buildings in the settlement were two-story, a fact that indicates relatively advanced architectural planning in a prehistoric context. Nearby is the ancient Anhialos, whose livelihood was the extraction of sea salt. The extraction technology can be seen in the Salt Museum, Pomorie.
The town is believed to have been destroyed by an earthquake.[6]
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Site of Solnitsata -
Artist's reconstruction
See also
- The Mask from Provadia
- Old Europe (archaeology)
- Durankulak (archaeological site)
- Tell Yunatsite
- Karanovo culture
- List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
- Perperikon
- Seuthopolis
References
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- ^ V Nikolov, The Prehistoric Salt-Production and Urban Center of Provadia-Solnitsata, Northeastern Bulgaria. Méditerranée, 126 (January 2016): pp. 71–78. https://doi.org/10.4000/mediterranee.8246.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maugh II, Thomas H. (1 November 2012). "Bulgarians find oldest European town, a salt production center". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Survival of Information: the earliest prehistoric town in Europe
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Squires, Nick (31 October 2012). "Archaeologists find Europe's most prehistoric town". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nikolov, Vassil. "Salt, early complex society, urbanization: Provadia-Solnitsata (5500-4200 BC) (Abstract)" (PDF). Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ranguelov, Boyko; Nikolov, Vassil (2010). Ancient earthquake data extraction by archeological findings. EGU General Assembly 2010. 2–7 May 2010. Vienna, Austria. Bibcode:2010EGUGA..12.6393R.
External links
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