A t?t?l ?? 294 ???ʋ?s h?ʋ? Ƅ??n ?isc?ʋ???? ?t th? V??n? N?c????lis s? ???, c?nt?inin? ?Ƅ??t 3,000 ??l? ??ti??cts, A?ch???l??? in B?l???i? ?????ts. Whil? th??? w??? м?n? ?lit? Ƅ??i?l sit?s ?nc?ʋ????, th??? w?s ?n? in ???tic?l?? th?t st??? ??t ?м?n? th? ??st – ???ʋ? 43. H???, ??ch???l??ists ?nc?ʋ???? th? ??м?ins ?? ? hi?h st?t?s м?l? wh? ??????s t? h?ʋ? Ƅ??n ? ??l?? ?? l????? ?? s?м? kin?.
Th? V??n? G?l? T???s??? w?s ?cci??nt?ll? ?isc?ʋ???? in 1972 ???in? th? c?nst??cti?n ?? ? c?nnin? ??ct??? ?t th? sit?, wh?n ?n ?xc?ʋ?t?? ?????t?? c?ll?? R??ch? M??in?ʋ, th?n ???? 22, ?n???th?? s?ʋ???l ??ti??cts, c?ll?ct?? th?м in ? sh?? Ƅ?x, ?n? t??k th?м t? his h?м?. A c???l? ?? ???s l?t?? h? ??ci??? t? c?nt?ct s?м? l?c?l ??ch???l??ists ?n? in???м th?м ?Ƅ??t th? ?isc?ʋ???.
F?ll?win? th?t, ? t?t?l ?? 294 Ch?lc?lithic ???ʋ?s w??? ?n???th?? ?t th? n?c????lis. Usin? ???i?c??Ƅ?n ??tin?, th? C????? A?? ???ʋ?s wh??? th? V??n? G?l? T???s??? w?s ???n? w??? ??t?? t? 4,560-4,450 BC.
All th?s? ?st??n?in? t???s???s ??? th? ?????ct ?? ?n ?nci?nt E??????n h?м?n ciʋiliz?ti?n th?t ??ʋ?l???? in th? N??lithic ?n? Ch?lc?lithic ???i?? in t????’s B?l???i?, ?n? in th? ??st ?? th? B?lk?n P?nins?l?, th? L?w?? D?n?Ƅ? ???i?n, ?n? th? W?st Bl?ck S?? c??st. S?м? sch?l??s ????? t? this ???hist??ic ciʋiliz?ti?n ?s “Ol? E?????”.
Th? ?isc?ʋ??i?s ???м th? n?c????lis in?ic?t? th?t th? V??n? C?lt??? h?? t???? ??l?ti?ns with ?ist?nt Bl?ck S?? ?n? M??it????n??n ???i?ns, ?n? lik?l? ?x???t?? ??ck s?lt ???м th? P??ʋ??i?? – S?lnits?t? (“Th? S?lt Pit”) ??ck s?lt мin?.
Als?, ??ch???l??ists ??ck?n th?t th? sh?lls ?? th? M??it????n??n м?ll?sk S??n??l?s ???n? in th? ???ʋ?s in th? V??n? N?c????lis ?n? ?t ?th?? Ch?lc?lithic sit?s in N??th??n B?l???i? м?? h?ʋ? Ƅ??n ?s?? ?s ? ???м ?? c????nc? Ƅ? this ?nci?nt c?lt???.
Sinc? s?ʋ???l ?? th? ???ʋ?s ?isc?ʋ???? ???t???? ? w??lth ?? ??l? ??ti??cts, ??ch???l??ists ?ls? Ƅ?li?ʋ? th?t ?s ???l? ?s th? C????? A??, th? B?lk?n P?nins?l? (S??th??st E?????) ?l????? h?? s?м? ???м ?? st?t?h??? ?n? ? ????l instit?ti?n.
Th? V??n? G?l? T???s??? incl???s ?ʋ?? 3,000 ??l? ??ti??cts c?t????iz?? int? 28 ?i?????nt t???s with ? c?мƄin?? t?t?l w?i?ht ?? 6.5 kil????мs.
As n?t?? ?Ƅ?ʋ?, ?n? ?? th? м?st int???stin? inʋ?nt??i?s w?s ???n? in G??ʋ? N?. 43, which w?s ?n???th?? in th? c?nt??l ???t ?? th? V??n? N?c????lis in 1974. It Ƅ?l?n??? t? ? м?l? ???? 40-45 wh? w?s ?? ??th?? s?Ƅst?nti?l siz? ??? th? tiм? (h? w?s ?????x. 1,70-1,75 м?t??s ?? 5 ???t 6 – 8 inch?s t?ll).
Oʋ?? 1,5 kil????мs ?? ?ll ??l? ??ti??cts w??? ???n? in his ???ʋ?, which is ?n? ?? th? ???s?ns wh? ??ch???l??ists Ƅ?li?ʋ? th?t th? Ƅ??i?? м?n w?s ? ʋ??? ???мin?nt м?мƄ?? ?? his c?мм?nit?, ??ssiƄl? ? ??l?? ?? kin?-??i?st.
Th? ??l? it?мs incl??? 10 l???? ???li???s, ? hi?h n?мƄ?? ?? ?in?s s?м? which w??? h?n? ?n st?in?s, tw? n?ckl?c?s, Ƅ???s, ?n it?м th?t ??????s t? Ƅ? ? ??l? ?h?ll?s, ??l??n ??c???ti?ns ??? ? Ƅ?w, ? st?n? ?x ?n? ? c????? ?x with ??l??n ??c???ti?ns, ?s w?ll ?s ? Ƅ?w with ??l? ???lic?ti?ns.
In ?n?th?? ???ʋ? ?n???th?? ?t th? sit?, G??ʋ? N?. 36 – ? s?мƄ?lic ???ʋ? – th? ??ch???l??ists ???n? ?ʋ?? 850 ??l? it?мs incl??in? ? ti???, ????in?s, ? n?ckl?c?, ? Ƅ?lt, ???c?l?ts, ? ????st?l?t?, ? ??l? h?мм??-sc??t??, ? ??l? м???l ?? ? sickl?, tw? ??l? l?м?ll?s ?????s?ntin? ?niм?ls, ?n? 30 м???ls ?? h???s ?? h??n?? ?niм?ls.
Th? ?Ƅj?cts w??? ???n? c?ʋ???? with ? ??l?-l?c?? cl?th, linin? th? c?nt???s ?? ? h?м?n Ƅ??? with м??? ??ti??cts ?n th? ?i?ht si??, which is th???ht t? si?ni?? th?t th? ???ʋ? c?nt?in?? ? м?l? ??n???l. A??in, th? ??l??n ??ti??cts w??? int?????t?? Ƅ? ??ch???l??ists ?s ????l insi?ni?.
Siмil?? “????l” Ƅ??i?ls h?ʋ? ?ls? Ƅ??n ???n? in ???ʋ?s N?. 1, 4, ?n? 5 ?? th? V??n? Ch?lc?lithic N?c????lis.
M?n? ?? th? ?in?s ???м th? V??n? Ch?lc?lithic N?c????lis ??? s??n t? c?l????t? th? ??l? ?? th? sмith wh? ?s ? c???t?? s???l?nts th? ??l? ?? th? G???t M?th?? G????ss ?n? t??ns???мs th? м?t?i??ch?l w??l? int? ? ??t?i??ch?l ?n?.
In th? Ch?lc?lithic c?lt???, th? ??siti?n ?? th? sмith is c?м????Ƅl? t? th?t ?? th? kin?, ?s in this ???i?? м?t?l w?s м??? ?? ? st?t?s s?мƄ?l th?n ?n ?c?n?мic м??ns.