The Tripillians were ancient peoples who inhabited the territory of modern Ukraine from the 6th to the 2nd millennium BCE. They were engaged in agriculture, advanced pottery making, textile arts, and metalwork. Pottery played a significant role in their lives, as evidenced by the discovered artifacts.
In the autumn of 1897, amateur archaeologist Vykentyi Khvoika made a discovery of cultural artifacts near the village of Tripillia, now known as the "Tripillian culture."
However, it wasn't until 2013 that pottery kilns with remarkably sophisticated construction were found. It turned out that the Tripillian kilns were older than previous findings in European archaeology by almost 3000 years. This difference not only pertained to their knowledge of clay and paint qualities but also to their ability to utilize heat technology, which allowed the pottery to retain its vividness without the soot that was characteristic of traditional kilns.
This newfound technological insight underscores the immense importance of pottery for the Tripillians. It has traversed through the ages and reached us in the form of unique artifacts that you can explore in our online exhibition.
