Corded Ware culture complex

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Corded_Ware_culture
gptkb:Battle_Axe_culture
gptkb:Single_Grave_culture
gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance long-distance trade
evidence of social stratification
early use of horses
key to understanding European prehistory
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:Baltic_States
gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkbp:burialPractice inhumation
flexed position
single graves
gptkbp:characteristicArtifacts stone tools
burial mounds
battle axes
corded pottery
gptkbp:contribution significant to modern Europeans
gptkbp:discoveredBy archaeologists in the 19th century
gptkbp:economy agriculture
pastoralism
animal husbandry
gptkbp:endDate c. 2350 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Corded Ware culture complex
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Indo-European
gptkbp:notableFor spread of Indo-European languages
introduction of metallurgy
expansion across Europe
use of wheeled vehicles
gptkbp:period gptkb:Late_Neolithic
gptkbp:potteryStyle beaker-shaped vessels
corded decoration
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Funnelbeaker_culture
gptkb:Globular_Amphora_culture
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Europe
gptkb:Northern_Europe
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkb:Eastern_Europe
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fatyanovo–Balanovo_culture
gptkb:Bell_Beaker_culture
gptkb:Yamnaya_culture
gptkbp:startDate c. 2900 BCE
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bell_Beaker_culture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fatyanovo–Balanovo_culture
gptkb:Battle_Axe_culture
gptkb:Single_Grave_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7