Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by general era]
5. three-age system
6. transitional periods Stone Age to Bronze Age
7. Chalcolithic

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the middle phase of the Chalcolithic period and culture, when copper was used more often than in the Lower Chalcolithic. It is generally believed to have occurred from around 3,500 BCE to around 2,000 BCE in Europe.