Square-mouthed vases culture

Square-Mouthed Vases culture
The "Venus of Vicofertile", found in Vicofertile (Parma) in a tomb attributable to the VBQ culture
Geographical rangeNorth Italy
PeriodMiddle Neolithic
Datesc. 5100 BC – 3800
Preceded byDanubian cultures, Vhò culture, Adriatic Impressed-Ware culture
Followed byRemedello culture

The Square-Mouthed Vases culture (Italian: Cultura dei Vasi à Bocca Quadrata or VBQ) is a culture of the Middle Neolithic period, widespread in northern Italy during the fifth millennium BC. The name comes from its characteristic type of vessel, which has a square mouthpiece instead of circular.

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