The project proposes an innovative strategy of interdisciplinary research that will constitute a working tool for identifying the centres of ceramic production from the Chalcolithic period, namely the Cucuteni B phase. The presence of such centres was postulated in the literature but their existence was never scientifically demonstrated. Thus, we suggest an approach that corelates the results obtained from the archaeometrical analysis of pottery, geophysical surveys of prehistoric settlements, GIS analysis, ethnoarchaeological research and archaeological excavations. The investigations will be applied to at least ten Cucuteni B settlements for which there is presumption of contemporaneity (verifiable by 14C dating) and are located relatively close to each other. The geographic area of study corresponds south-east of Moldavian Plain. The analysis of pottery collected from the targeted sites will allow us to ascertain fabric groups whose chemical and mineralogical ‘signature’ might suggest the existence of manufacturing centres. Their identification on field will be possible through geomagnetic surveys of the areas, thus identifying traces of pottery production (primarily kilns, with distinctive magnetic fingerprint). The areas will be verified through small scale archaeological excavations. The results will be interpreted in GIS through specific analyses (spatial distribution, density, territoriality, possible routes linking settlements etc).