Western Baltic barrow culture
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The Western Baltic barrow culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in the western Baltic region, characterized by barrow (tumuli) burials and associated with early Baltic tribes such as the Yotvingians.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Baltic Barrow culture | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age culture
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Old Prussians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Balts NERFINISHED ⓘ Yotvingians NERFINISHED ⓘ early Baltic tribes ⓘ |
| burialCustom |
cremation in barrows
ⓘ
inhumation in barrows ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhase |
Early Iron Age
ⓘ
Pre-Roman Iron Age ⓘ |
| culturalContinuityWith | later Western Baltic cultures ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Baltic cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation |
Baltic peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Prussians NERFINISHED ⓘ Yotvingians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Western Baltic stone circle culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| funeraryMonumentType |
barrow
ⓘ
tumuli ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
earthen barrows
ⓘ
grave goods in burials ⓘ stone constructions in barrows ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
barrow burials
ⓘ
tumuli burials ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
burial mounds
ⓘ
grave goods ⓘ settlement remains ⓘ |
| languageFamilyAssociation | Baltic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltic Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Baltic region ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bronze ornaments
ⓘ
iron tools ⓘ iron weapons ⓘ ornamented pottery ⓘ |
| name | Western Baltic barrow culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Baltic Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bronze Age cultures of the western Baltic ⓘ |
| region |
parts of western Lithuania
ⓘ
present-day Kaliningrad Oblast ⓘ present-day northeastern Poland ⓘ |
| religionType | pre-Christian pagan beliefs ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Baltic studies
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Western Baltic Barrow culture