Introduction

I. Research base

1. The conceptual framework

2. Burial ritual in the cemeteries

3. Human remains within the settlement area

4. Chronology of the Chalcolithic cemeteries

II. Possibilities for social reconstruction on the basis of cemetery analysis

1. Theoretical formulation of the problem

2. Issues related to the reconstruction of Chalcolithic society on the territory of present-day Bulgaria based on cemetery data

III. The population

1. Ehtnocultural situation and processes in the 5th Millennium BC

2. The people

3. The family

IV. The society/community

1. General typical features and differences between the burial rituals in Chalcolithic archaeological cultures

2. Information about the society/community structure

3. The economic development of the communities in the Late Chalcolithic

4. Social development

5. Spiritual life

V. The end of the Chalcolithic population

VI. Life during the 5th Millennium BC: How well can we understand it?