Correcting cherished beliefs:
One of Europe’s longest-lived civilisations, the so-called Cucuteni-Trypillia in central-eastern Europe, could live in cities consisting of up to 3,000 houses, all of the same size, style and layout, with no sign of social hierarchy. After more than 2,000 years of existence, the culture disappeared around 3400 BC. Scientists have not yet been able to determine the reason for the cities‘ demise. Various factors probably played a role: a climate shift towards lower temperatures had a negative impact on the sedentary and self-sufficient agrarian and possibly matriarchal society and made it vulnerable to invasion by nomadic and patriarchal peoples from the east. [1]
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