Поселення трипільської культури біля с. Вільховець
Звенигородського р-ну Черкаської обл. є найбільшим серед нині відомих пам’яток косенівської групи початку етапу СІІ Трипілля. Воно займало площу близько
180 га. У 1990-ті рр. тут здійснили магнітну зйомку,
а також археологічні дослідження, матеріали з яких
передано до Наукових фондів та експонування в Археологічному музеї Інституту археології НАН України.
Публікуються результати цих досліджень.
Trypillya culture site near the village of Vilkhovets of
Zvenyhorod Region of Cherkasy Oblast is one of the largest
sites of the Kosenivka group from the end of CI — beginning
of the CII stages of the Trypillia culture. It is occupied
the area ca. 180 hectares. Large-scale magnetic survey on
part of this territory and archaeological excavation were
carried out here in the ninetees of the 20th century. The
results of these researches and materials from the storage
are published in the paper.
The remains of burned two-storied dwelling were discovered
in 1992. All the finds came from the remains of
the house and the pit covered by it. Painted pottery from
both objects is typical for the Kosenivka group. The socalled
«kitchenware» was non-numerous. The fragments
of striped smoothing over the neck of the pots indicate the
earlier position within the Kosenivka group. Of particular
interest are the remains of «kitchen» pots decorated in the
style of Moliukhiv Buhor group which is associated by researchers
with the Dereivka culture.
The previously published C14 dates look like "younger"
which may be reasoned by the peculiarities of the geology
of this area, rich in natural radioactive substances.
The Vilkhovets settlement can be dated before 3500 BC by
comparson to the later Kosenivka settlements and sites of
Dereivka culture.
Vilkhovets may be the earliest settlement of Kosenivka
group located at its eastern borders. This situation led to
contacts with Moliukhiv Buhor group of Dereivka culture
which is reflected by the decoration of Vilkhovets «kitchen
ware» from one hand and by finds of painted pottery at
Molukhiv Bugor (located at 140 km to East) from other
hand. Consequently, Vilkhovets is an important site from
several points of view: the development of the latest group
of the Trypillia proto-cities and contacts of Trypillia people
with steppe population in ca. middle 4th Millenium BC.
