Kakanj culture

Kakanj culture
Geographical rangeCentral Bosnia
PeriodNeolithic Europe
Dates6795 BCE – c. 4900 BCE
Major sitesKakanj - Obre, Obre II, Papratnica, Plandište; Visoko - Arnautovići, Okolište; Zavidovići - Tuk
Preceded bylocal Mesolithic forager groups
Followed byButmir culture
Starčevo culture

Kakanj culture was the first Neolithic culture of Old Europe. It appeared in Central Bosnia's town of Kakanj and covered periods dated from 6795–4900 BCE.

The new dating made the culture's eponymous town of Kakanj the Europe's oldest continuously inhabitted settlement.