Unetice Culture
The Únětice culture (, German Aunjetitzer Kultur) is an archaeological culture of the Central European Bronze Age, dated to about 2300-1600 BC.
It was preceded by the Beaker culture and followed by the Tumulus culture. It was named after finds at site in Únětice, northwest of Prague. It is focused around the Czech Republic, southern and central Germany, and western Poland.
The culture corresponds to "Bronze A1 and A2" in the chronological schema of Paul Reinecke:
- A1: 2300-1950 BC: triangular daggers, flat axes, stone wrist-guards, flint arrowheads
- A2: 1950-1700 BC: daggers with metal hilt, flanged axes, halberds, pins with perforated spherical heads, solid bracelets
These dates are mainly derived from the Singen-cemetery (radiocarbon dates) and the Leubingen and Helmsdorf burials (dendro-dates).
According to Marija Gimbutas a high percentage of the gravesites contained amber from the Baltic Sea.
Read more about Unetice Culture: History of Research, Metal Objects, Burials, Trade, Settlements, Únětice Tradition, Sources
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