For a long time, the Cucuteni-Trypillia cultural complex was dated using traditional methods. About 60 years ago, the era of isotopic dating began. Today, the number of dates from the sites of this cultural complex is measured in the hundreds. It seemed that this quantity must inevitably turn into quality. The possibilities of dating and their availability were to open a new era in the work with the archaeological sites of Cucuteni-Trypillia.