Excavations revealed two ancient houses belonging to the Funnel Beaker culture. The cellar was found in one of the houses. The Funnel Beaker culture was a prehistoric culture that existed in northern ...
Researchers believe the site was used as a ritual gathering place during the Neolithic period thousands of years ago.
The migration of people associated with the Beaker culture from continental Europe into Britain at the end of the Neolithic period (around 4,000 years ago) remains the most significant event to ...
The 'Beaker' name comes from the 'Beaker' culture, named after pots, which were part of a distinct set of grave goods. This culture is present across Europe and Britain and debate continues as to ...
said the Beaker traditions probably started "as a kind of fashion" in Iberia after 5,000 years ago. From here, the culture spread very fast by word of mouth to Central Europe. After it was adopted ...
The Bell Beaker folk readily mixed with any new culture they encountered, including the Neolithic farmers they found in Britain, and Bell beakers have been found in megalithic tombs, with the ...
Starting nearly 6,000 years ago, the Funnel Beaker Culture led a switch to agriculture and domestication of animals in Scandinavia, moving away from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. This meant a more ...