Fedorovka, Ukraine

Fedorivka, Ukraine (in the present-day Dobrovelychkivka Raion), is the site of an ancient mega-settlement dating to 4100 BC belonging to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture. The settlement was very large for that time, covering an area of 50–100 hectares (120–250 acres) and an estimated population of 6700.[1]

Cucuteni–Trypillia culture
(c. 4800 to 3000 BC)
Characteristic example of Cucuteni–Trypillia pottery
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This proto-city is just one of 2440 Cucuteni-Trypillia settlements discovered so far in Moldova and Ukraine. Some 194 (8%) of these settlements had an area of more than 10 hectares between 5000–2700 BC and more than 29 settlements had an area in the range 100–450 hectares.[2]

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References
  1. Müller, Johannes; Rassmann, Knut; Videiko, Mykhailo (2016-01-22). Trypillia Mega-Sites and European Prehistory: 4100-3400 BCE. ISBN 9781317247913.
  2. http://www.trypillia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104:videiko-m-yu-trypillia-culture-proto-cities-after-40-years-of-investigations&catid=54:archaeology&Itemid=66
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