Nebelivka – rediscovered: A Lost City

In addition to Maidanetske and Talianki, Nebelivka belongs to the mega-sites, which have been excavated on a large scale. While detailed 14C analyses verify multiple phases at the first two mentioned settlements, this has not yet been the case for Nebelivka. A new analysis, which differentiates between termini post, ad and ante quem for the data from the site, documents the flourishment and the early breakdown of the settlement there. Instead of a mega-site, at which the settlement concept was used over a long-term, here we are dealing with a “lost city”. The reasons for this are still unclear. However, this is what distinguishes Nebelivka from Maidanetske and Talianki