Funnelbeaker culture
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The Funnelbeaker culture was a Neolithic archaeological culture in northern Europe, notable for its early farming communities and construction of large megalithic tombs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Neolithic culture | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological culture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
TRB culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trichterbecherkultur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
dolmens
ⓘ
long barrows ⓘ megalithic tombs ⓘ passage graves ⓘ |
| characteristicArtifact |
collared flasks
ⓘ
funnel-shaped pottery beakers ⓘ polished flint tools ⓘ stone axes ⓘ |
| constructionType |
earthen long mounds
ⓘ
stone-built chambered tombs ⓘ |
| domesticatedAnimal |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ pigs ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| domesticatedPlant |
barley
ⓘ
flax ⓘ peas ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| economy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
cereal cultivation ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ mixed farming ⓘ |
| followedBy | Corded Ware culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
ceramic
ⓘ
flint ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | funnel-shaped beakers ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Almhov megalithic cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Megalithic tombs of Denmark ⓘ Megalithic tombs of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ertebølle culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Europe ⓘ Northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Scandinavia ⓘ Southern Sweden ⓘ |
| religionAndBelief |
ancestor veneration (inferred)
ⓘ
ritual use of megalithic monuments (inferred) ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
early farming communities
ⓘ
segmentary societies ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | c. 2700 BC ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | c. 4000 BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atlantic Neolithic culture