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The Körös culture/Criș culture is a
The Körös culture
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koros culture Archaeological cultures of Europe Neolithic cultures of Europe Archaeological cultures in Hungary Archaeological cultures in Romania 7th millennium BC 6th millennium BC Starčevo–Körös–Criș culture
The Körös culture/Criș culture is a Neolithic
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archaeological culture in Central Europe
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that was named after the river Körös in eastern Hungary
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. The same river has the name Criș in Romania
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, hence the name ''Criş culture''. The 2 variants of the river name are used for the same archaeological culture in the 2 regions. The Criș culture survived from about 5800 to 5300 BC. It is related to the neighboring Starčevo culture and is included within a larger grouping known as the Starčevo–Körös–Criş culture.
Genetics
In a 2017 genetic study published in ''Nature
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'', the remains of six individuals ascribed to the Körös culture was analyzed. Of the two samples of Y-DNA extracted, one belonged to I2a2, and one belonged to G. Of the six samples of mtDNA extracted, five were subclades of K1, and one was a sample of H.
See also
* Starčevo–Kőrös–Criș culture * Starčevo cultureReferences
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The Körös culture
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koros culture Archaeological cultures of Europe Neolithic cultures of Europe Archaeological cultures in Hungary Archaeological cultures in Romania 7th millennium BC 6th millennium BC Starčevo–Körös–Criș culture