The early Vinča culture in Transylvania: Considerations regarding its chronological position using correspondence analysis

By applying a correspondence analysis to the morphological characteristics of the early Vinča culture pottery from the Miercurea Sibiului-Petriș site and using the results as prior-estimates for the Bayesian approach, we show the time span of the Vinča layer no. II corresponds only to Vinča B phase. This is contrary to prior assertions connecting this layer to the Vinča A phase. Enlarging the territory and using the eponymous site of Belo Brdo...