Corded Ware Coastal Communities Using ceramic analysis to reconstruct third millennium BC societies in the Netherlands

• Main Author: Mariët Beckerman, Sandra (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Leiden Sidestone Press 2015
• Subjects: Prehistoric archaeology; archaeology; prehistory; neolithic; ceramic studies; corded ware; beakers; single grave culture; coastal sites; settlement
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

The Corded Ware Culture (c. 2900-2300 BC) is found in a large area, from Russia to the Netherlands and from Scandinavia to Switzerland. Supra-regional elements include beakers decorated with cord and/or spatula imprints, battle-axes, and a funerary customs involving crouched inhumations under barrow...