context: Vinča culture, also known as Turdaș culture or Turdaș-Vinča culture, is a Neolithic culture in Central and Southeast Europe dating from 5700–4500 BC. [1] [2] The name of this culture comes from the Vinča-Belo Brdo site which was discovered by Serbian archeologist Miloje Vasić in 1908. One of the characteristics of Vinča prehistoric society is its settlement and ritual patterns. Agricultural technology that was first introduced in the Southeast European region was also further developed by the Vinča culture, triggering a population explosion and producing one of the largest settlements in prehistoric Europe. The culture in the Vinča settlements is fairly uniform thanks to the exchange of ritual tools, but they are not politically united. Various figures shaped like humans or animals are one of the most important achievements of this culture, such as the Vinča symbols which are thought to be one of the first proto-writings. Although not considered part of the copper age, Vinča culture leaves behind one of the first examples of copper metallurgy.
question: What are the characteristics of Neolithic culture?
answers.text: Vinča