ABSTRACT
Prehistoric tells dominate the archaeology of Neolithic, Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age southeastern Europe.1 They are the centres of major fieldwork projects (e.g. Yunatsite), they provide the chronocultural yardsticks of Balkan prehistory (e.g. Karanovo, Ezero) and they serve, almost exclusively, as the material for reconstructing contemporary community activity and behaviour (e.g. Ovcharovo, Golyamo Delchevo).
