image that persisted throughout Ancient and Classical Greek arts. On the whole, the artifactual data argues in favor of a largely independent indigenous development of the Greek Neolithic settlements. The Sesklo culture is crucial in the expansion of the Neolithic into Europe. Dating and research points to the influence of Sesklo culture on both the Karanovo and Körös cultures that seem to originate there, and who in turn, gave rise to the important Danube civilization current. See also Sesklo and Dimini fortifications Dimini Neolithic Greece Dispilio Tablet Dispilio Lakeside Neolithic Settlement Archaeological Collection Old Europe Vinča culture Vinča symbols Varna culture Hamangia culture Cucuteni–Trypillia culture Gumelniţa–Karanovo culture Butmir Culture Boian culture Tisza culture Linear Pottery culture Lengyel culture Funnelbeaker culture Starčevo culture Karanovo culture Notes References Liritzis, I (1981). Dating by thermoluminescence: Application to Neolithic settlement of Dimini. In: Anthropologika 2, 37–48 (in Greek with English summary). Liritzis, Y and Galloway, RB (1982). Thermoluminescence dating of Neolithic Sesklo and Dimini, Thessaly, Greece. In: PACT Journal 6, 450–459. Liritzis, Y and Dixon, J (1984). Cultural contacts between Neolithic settlements of Sesklo and Dimini, Thessaly. In: Anthropologika 5, 51–62 (in Greek, with complete English version sent on request). Reingruber, Agathe and Thissen, Laurens (2005). Aegean Catchment Aegean Catchment (E Greece, S Balkans and W Turkey) 10,000 – 5500 cal BC (paper on CANeW 14C databases and 14C charts). External links Sesklo photos (site in Greek) Argissa Tombs, Greece Various images of the site Populated places established in the 7th millennium BC Ancient Greece Neolithic settlements in Thessaly Populated places in Magnesia (regional unit) Aromanian settlements in Greece Archaeological cultures of Southern Europe Neolithic cultures of Europe Archaeological cultures in Greece Pre-Pottery Neolithic