Corded Ware culture

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Early Bronze Age culture Late Neolithic culture archaeological culture

The Corded Ware culture was a widespread Late Neolithic–Early Bronze Age archaeological culture in much of northern and central Europe, often linked to early Indo-European expansions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Corded Ware culture canonical	5
Battle Axe culture	2
Corded Ware culture (in some regions, culturally related)	1
Corded Ware horizon	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3186001 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Corded Ware culture
Context triple: [Kurgan hypothesis, associatedWithArchaeologicalCulture, Corded Ware culture]

A. Yamnaya culture
The Yamnaya culture was a late Copper Age to early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages and steppe ancestry across Europe and parts of Asia.
B. Sredny Stog culture
The Sredny Stog culture was a late Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often regarded as an important candidate for the early Proto-Indo-European homeland.
C. Andronovo culture
The Andronovo culture was a Bronze Age Indo-Iranian archaeological complex of pastoralist societies spread across the Eurasian Steppe, notable for its metallurgy, fortified settlements, and distinctive burial practices.
D. Srubnaya culture
The Srubnaya culture was a Late Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-framed burial chambers and role in the spread of Indo-Iranian groups.
E. Clovis culture
Clovis culture was an early Native American archaeological culture known for its distinctive fluted stone spear points and widespread presence across North America near the end of the last Ice Age.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Corded Ware culture
Target entity description: The Corded Ware culture was a widespread Late Neolithic–Early Bronze Age archaeological culture in much of northern and central Europe, often linked to early Indo-European expansions.

A. Yamnaya culture
The Yamnaya culture was a late Copper Age to early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages and steppe ancestry across Europe and parts of Asia.
B. Sredny Stog culture
The Sredny Stog culture was a late Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often regarded as an important candidate for the early Proto-Indo-European homeland.
C. Andronovo culture
The Andronovo culture was a Bronze Age Indo-Iranian archaeological complex of pastoralist societies spread across the Eurasian Steppe, notable for its metallurgy, fortified settlements, and distinctive burial practices.
D. Srubnaya culture
The Srubnaya culture was a Late Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-framed burial chambers and role in the spread of Indo-Iranian groups.
E. Clovis culture
Clovis culture was an early Native American archaeological culture known for its distinctive fluted stone spear points and widespread presence across North America near the end of the last Ice Age.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Early Bronze Age culture ⓘ Late Neolithic culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Corded Ware culture ⓘ surface form: Battle Axe culture Corded Ware culture ⓘ surface form: Corded Ware horizon Schnurkeramik culture ⓘ Single Grave culture ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	burial sites ⓘ ceramic assemblages ⓘ metal objects ⓘ settlement sites ⓘ stone battle axes ⓘ
associatedWith	Proto-Indo-European ⓘ surface form: Proto-Indo-European languages early Balto-Slavic languages ⓘ early Germanic languages ⓘ early Indo-European expansions ⓘ steppe ancestry ⓘ
burialCustom	bodies oriented roughly east–west ⓘ men usually buried on their right side ⓘ women usually buried on their left side ⓘ
coreRegion	Baltic Sea region ⓘ surface form: Baltic region Denmark ⓘ Germany ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ European Plain ⓘ surface form: North European Plain Poland ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ
discoveredBy	archaeologists in the late 19th century ⓘ
economicBase	cattle herding ⓘ limited hunting and gathering ⓘ mixed farming and herding ⓘ sheep and goat herding ⓘ
followedBy	Bell Beaker culture ⓘ
geneticCharacteristic	frequent Y-chromosome haplogroup R1a ⓘ frequent Y-chromosome haplogroup R1b in some regions ⓘ high proportion of steppe-related ancestry ⓘ
geographicDistribution	central Europe ⓘ eastern Europe ⓘ northern Europe ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	animal husbandry ⓘ battle axes as grave goods ⓘ burials under barrows or flat graves ⓘ cereal cultivation ⓘ copper artifacts in later phases ⓘ corded beakers and amphorae ⓘ corded decoration on pottery vessels ⓘ domesticated horses ⓘ flint tools ⓘ gender-differentiated burial positions ⓘ individual burial tradition ⓘ mobile pastoralism ⓘ single inhumation burials ⓘ stone battle axes ⓘ stone tools ⓘ use of wheeled vehicles ⓘ
influenced	Bell Beaker culture ⓘ Unetice culture ⓘ early Bronze Age societies in central Europe ⓘ
linkedTo	Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ Yamnaya culture ⓘ
namedAfter	corded decoration on pottery ⓘ
partOf	Neolithic Europe ⓘ surface form: European Neolithic
precededBy	Funnelbeaker culture ⓘ Globular Amphora culture ⓘ
region	modern-day Baltic states ⓘ modern-day Czech Republic ⓘ modern-day Denmark ⓘ modern-day Germany ⓘ modern-day Netherlands ⓘ modern-day Norway ⓘ modern-day Poland ⓘ modern-day Slovakia ⓘ modern-day Sweden ⓘ parts of modern-day Russia ⓘ parts of modern-day Ukraine ⓘ
timePeriodEnd	circa 2350 BC ⓘ
timePeriodStart	circa 2900 BC ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kurgan hypothesis → associatedWithArchaeologicalCulture → Corded Ware culture ⓘ

Yamnaya culture → influenced → Corded Ware culture ⓘ

Nordic Bronze Age → follows → Corded Ware culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle Axe culture

Catacomb culture → relatedTo → Corded Ware culture ⓘ

Sredny Stog culture → followedBy → Corded Ware culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Corded Ware culture (in some regions, culturally related)

Sredny Stog culture → hasInfluenceOn → Corded Ware culture ⓘ

Corded Ware culture → alsoKnownAs → Corded Ware culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Corded Ware horizon