62nd to 55th centuries BC) named after the Bulgarian village of Karanovo [bg] (Караново, Sliven Province 42°30′41″N 25°54′54″E / 42.51139°N 25.91500°E / 42.51139; 25.91500).

The culture, which is part of the Danube civilization, is considered the largest and most important of the Azmak River Valley agrarian settlements.

[4] Some of the main characteristics of the Karanovo culture are the white-painted pottery and dark-painted vessels obtained from the tell.

[7] There is also the Karanovo macroblade technology, which featured semi-steep and steep retouching as well as the use of yellow flint with white spots.

[10] The basic characteristics of this phase continued until Karanovo III and were particularly pronounced in its coarsely made ware, such as pitchers, shallow dishes, and cylindrical vases (e.g.