Archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown prehistoric settlement of 'spectacular' size in southeastern Europe.The settlement, which dates back around 7,000 years to the Late Neolithic period, is located near the Tamiš River in the Banat region of northeastern Serbia, a landlocked country in the Balkans.
The Vinča culture is a prehistoric group that occupied a region of southeastern-central Europe in this period. Its territory now primarily corresponds to Serbia and Kosovo, as well as parts of Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. Among other distinctive characteristics, the culture is known for producing some of the largest settlements in prehistoric Europe.