Gáva-Holigrady culture

Gáva-Holigrady culture

Geographical range	Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine
Period	Bronze Age, Iron Age
Dates	13th century - 9th century BC
Preceded by	Vatya culture, Noua-Sabatinovka culture
Followed by	Hallstatt culture, Thracians, Thraco-Cimmerians

See also: Bronze Age Hungary and Bronze Age Romania

Gava culture pottery from the Teleac hillfort, Romania.

The Gáva-Holigrady culture was a late Bronze Age culture of Eastern Slovakia, Western Ukraine (Zakarpats'ka Oblast and Dnister river basin), Northwestern Romania, Moldova, and Northeastern Hungary.

It is considered a subtype of the Urnfield culture.

Gava-Holigrady culture is named after an archaeological settlement Gava in northeastern Hungary and an archaeological site Holigrady (Голігради) in Ukrainian Ternopil Oblast.

In Slovakia, the culture originated in the early 12th century BC.

Gáva people lived in settlements and hillforts that they built in the Slovakian and Transylvanian uplands.

Gava-Holigrad people are considered to be of Thracian ethnicity.

Gallery

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  Bronze helmet and sword from Romania
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  Ceramic vessel from the Teleac hillfort, Romania
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  Gold vessel from Biia, Romania, 12th century BC
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  Hinova treasure, Romania,12th century BC
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  Hinova treasure, Romania,12th century BC
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  Gold diadem, Hinova treasure
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  Remains of the Sântana mega-fort, Romania
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  Site of the Teleac hillfort, Romania
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  Iron artefacts from Teleac, 10th century BC
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  Bronze horse figurine from Teleac, c. 11th century BC
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  Bronze cup, Hungary
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  Spearheads and arrowheads from Sântana, Romania
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  Gold jewellery from Sântana, Romania

Lăpuș Group

The Lăpuș Group is considered to be a Romanian counterpart of the Gáva-Holigrady culture. It belongs to the North Romanian Suciu de Sus culture, which is part of the broader Urnfield culture.

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  Lăpuș Group pottery, 13th century BC.
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  Sarasău hoard gold, Romania, 1300-1200 BC
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  Sarasău hoard 1300-1200 BC