The Gáva-Holigrady culture was a late

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

culture of Eastern

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

, Western Ukraine ( Zakarpats'ka Oblast and

Dnister The Dniester ( ) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova (from which it more or less separates the breakaway territory of Transnistria), finally discharging into the Black Sea on Uk ...

river basin), Northwestern

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, Moldova, and Northeastern

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

. It is considered a subtype of the

Urnfield culture The Urnfield culture () was a late Bronze Age Europe, Bronze Age culture of Central Europe, often divided into several local cultures within a broader Urnfield tradition. The name comes from the custom of cremation, cremating the dead and placin ...

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

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. 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

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

Gallery

File:Urnenveld helm.jpg, Bronze helmet and sword from Romania File:Alba Iulia National Museum of the Union 2011 - Ritual Vessel from the Teleac Hillfort.JPG, Ceramic vessel from the Teleac hillfort, Romania File:Età del bronzo finale-inizio età del ferro, vaso d'oro da biia, XIII-XII sec. ac..JPG, Gold vessel from Biia, Romania, 12th century BC File:Età del ferro iniziale, tesoro di hinova, bracciale e frammenti vari, XII sec. ac..JPG, Hinova treasure, Romania,12th century BC File:Età del ferro iniziale, tesoro di hinova, perle d'oro ottaedriche, XII sec. ac. 02.JPG, Hinova treasure, Romania,12th century BC File:Diadema d'oro.jpg, Gold diadem, Hinova treasure File:. Sântana–Cetatea Veche. Aerial photography of the fortification, April 2014 (photo by the authors).png, Remains of the Sântana mega-fort, Romania File:Teleac hillfort, Romania.png, Site of the Teleac hillfort, Romania File:Iron artefacts from Teleac, Romania, 10th century BC.png, Iron artefacts from Teleac, 10th century BC File:Bronze horse figurine, Teleac, Romania, 11th-10th century BC.png, Bronze horse figurine from Teleac, c. 11th century BC File:Bronze age late 1200-800BC Buda IMG 1036.JPG, Bronze cup, Hungary File:Sântana–Cetatea Veche. Spearheads and arrowheads from different find spots within the fortifications (photo by I. Scripciuc).png, Spearheads and arrowheads from Sântana, Romania File:Sântana–Cetatea Veche. Gold artefacts from the hoard discovered in 1888 (the archive of the Museum of Arad).png, Gold jewellery from Sântana, Romania

Lăpuș Group

The

Lăpuș Lăpuș (formerly ''Lăpușul Românesc''; ) is a commune in Maramureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Lăpuș. Geography The commune is located in the southern part of the county, east of the town of Târgu ...

Group is considered to be a Romanian counterpart of the Gáva-Holigrady culture. It belongs to the North Romanian

Suciu de Sus Suciu de Sus () is a commune in Maramureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Larga (''Tágfalva''), Suciu de Jos (''Alsószőcs''), and Suciu de Sus. Geography The commune lies on the banks of the river Suciu and i ...

culture, which is part of the broader

. File:Lapus vessel lb 1 mnir.jpg File:Lapus Group pottery 1.jpg, Lăpuș Group pottery, 13th century BC. File:Lapus Group pottery 2.jpg File:Sarasau hoard lb mnir.jpg, Sarasău hoard gold, Romania, 1300-1200 BC File:Golden coils Prehistoric Maramures (Dacia).jpg, Sarasău hoard 1300-1200 BC

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gava culture Urnfield culture Archaeological cultures of Europe Bronze Age cultures of Europe Thracian archaeological cultures Archaeological cultures in Hungary Archaeological cultures in Romania Archaeological cultures in Slovakia Archaeological cultures in Ukraine