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The Trypillia mega-sites

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c. 4100 BC · Talianki, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine · Europe · Culture

Villages of tens of thousands, the largest of their age

The Trypillia mega-sites
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Around 4100–3500 BC Trypillia farmers built settlements of up to 3,000 houses laid out in concentric ovals, perhaps home to 20,000–46,000 people. Almost every house ended up burned, apparently on purpose, and why is still debated.