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Talianki, Ukraine, 3800BC

Talianki, Ukraine, 3800BC


Talianki (Ukrainian: Тальянки́) was an ancient stone age city, near the present-day Talianky village in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. The city belonged to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture, dating to around 3850–3700 BC, it is currently the largest known city in Neolithic Europe.

Many of the buildings that were excavated had two storeys. The walls and ceilings of the structures were decorated with red and black designs, reminiscent of designs painted on Cucuteni-Trypillian pottery, which, along with ceramic figurines, were also found at the site.

Although small by modern city standards, at its height it is believed to have had a population of up to 30,000 people and at its time was not only the largest city in Europe, but one of the largest in the world.