Bell Beaker culture
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The Bell Beaker culture was a widespread Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age archaeological culture in Western and Central Europe, notable for its distinctive bell-shaped pottery, metallurgy, and role in major prehistoric population and cultural transformations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beaker culture | 1 |
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological culture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beaker culture
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Bell-Beaker culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
emergence of new social hierarchies
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expansion of steppe-related ancestry in Western Europe ⓘ genetic turnover in parts of Western and Central Europe ⓘ long-distance exchange networks ⓘ major prehistoric population movements in Europe ⓘ spread of metallurgy in Western and Central Europe ⓘ |
| burialCustom |
gender-differentiated body positions
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grave goods including beakers and weapons ⓘ single inhumation under small barrows ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Corded Ware culture in some regions ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Early Bronze Age Urnfield-related cultures ⓘ |
| coreArtifact |
archer’s wrist-guards
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bell-shaped drinking vessels ⓘ copper knives ⓘ daggers ⓘ ornamental buttons ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | 19th-century archaeologists in Europe ⓘ |
| economicBase |
animal husbandry
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hunting and gathering as supplement ⓘ mixed farming ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1800 BCE ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Austria
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Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
V-perforated bone buttons
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archery equipment in graves ⓘ association with prestige goods ⓘ association with warrior ideology ⓘ barbed and tanged arrowheads ⓘ bell-shaped pottery vessels ⓘ cord-impressed decoration on pottery ⓘ early bronze metallurgy ⓘ individual burials ⓘ regional variability in material culture ⓘ standardized beaker forms across wide areas ⓘ stone wrist-guards ⓘ use of copper ⓘ use of gold ornaments in some regions ⓘ |
| hasSubculture |
Central European Bell Beaker group
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Maritime Bell Beaker complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland Bell Beaker group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Early Bronze Age cultures in Western Europe
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Wessex culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Únětice culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | prehistoric; language(s) unknown ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Atlantic Europe
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British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Rhine region NERFINISHED ⓘ North Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | bell-shaped beakers ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Amesbury Archer burial
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Iberian Bell Beaker cemeteries ⓘ Saxon-Anhalt Bell Beaker cemeteries NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonehenge region Bell Beaker burials ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Corded Ware culture
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Yamnaya-derived populations in Europe ⓘ |
| potteryType |
All-over-cord beakers
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All-over-ornamented beakers ⓘ Maritime beakers ⓘ incised and stamped decorated beakers ⓘ |
| researchField |
European prehistory
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archaeology of Europe ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 2800 BCE ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
Chalcolithic
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Early Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Neolithic ⓘ |
| toolMaterial |
bone
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copper ⓘ flint ⓘ gold ⓘ stone ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beaker culture