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Urnfield culture

The Urnfield culture (c. 1300–750 BC) was a late Bronze Age culture of Central Europe, often divided into several local cultures within a broader Urnfield tradition. The name comes from the custom of cremating the dead and placing their ashes in urns, which were then buried in fields. The first usage of the name occurred in publications over grave sites…

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Dates
c. 1300–750 BC
Followed by
Hallstatt culture, Lusatian culture, Proto-Villanovan culture, Villanovan culture, Canegrate culture, Golasecca culture, Este culture, Luco culture, Iron Age France, Iron Age Br…
Geographical range
Europe
Major sites
Burgstallkogel (Sulm valley), Ipf (mountain), Ehrenbürg
Period
Late Bronze Age
Preceded by
Tumulus culture, Vatya culture, Encrusted Pottery culture, Vatin culture, Terramare culture, Apennine culture, Nordic Bronze Age, Noua culture, Ottomány culture

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Urnfield culture

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related to Origin · 32
Urnfield culture → Bad Aibling, BC, Bodenseekreis, Bronze, Cucuteni, Ellmoosen, Germany, Ha, HaA2, Hungary, In, Kr, Kressbronn, Loire, Mengen, Neolithic, North, Proto-Lusatian, Rhône, Romania
related to External links · 25
Urnfield culture → Bronze, Cavazzuti, Cult-Wagon, Danube, Delphi, Essenbach, EuropeFrom Dupljaja, First, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Journey, Late Bronze Age, Liptovský Hrádok, Lăpuş, Media, Plains, Po, Romania, The, The First, The Urnfield-Period Wagon Grave
related to Genetics · 18
Urnfield culture → BC, Bronze Age, Celtiberian, Celtiberians, European, Germany, H23, Halberstadt, He, I2a1a1a, Iberia, Iron Age, March, Nature, R1a1a1b1a2, Science, The, Urnfield
related to Chronology · 17
Urnfield culture → As, BC, Bronze, Germany, Ha, Hallstatt, Iron Age, It, Middle Bronze Age, Northern Bronze Age, Paul Reinecke's, Phases Montelius III-IV, Riegsee-phase, The Urnfield, This, Urnfield, Whether Reinecke's Bronze
related to Ethnicity · 15
Urnfield culture → Bronze Age, Celts, Central Europe, Dorians, During, Europe, Illyrians, Indo-European, Italics, Marija Gimbutas, Phrygians, Thracians, Urnfield, Veneti, While
related to Hoards · 12
Urnfield culture → As, As Late Urnfield, Bronze Age, Côtes, Hoards, In, Nord, Other, The, They, Trieux, Urnfield
related to Grave gifts · 9
Urnfield culture → Amber, Burnt, Metal, Often, Pfahlbautönnchen, Seddin, The, They, Urnfield
related to Settlements · 8
Urnfield culture → Excavations, Few, Fortified, Pit, The, They, Tumulus, Urnfield
related to Distribution and local groups · 7
Urnfield culture → Alps, France, Hungary, Local, North Sea, South-German Urnfield, The Urnfield
related to Migrations · 6
Urnfield culture → Anatolia, Eastern Mediterranean, Levant, The, Urnfield, Written

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bronze urnfield germany culture bc age found europe period gold iron late tumulus pottery may often hungary fortified also used

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Urnfield cultureDatesc. 1300–750 BC1.00infobox
Urnfield cultureFollowed byHallstatt culture, Lusatian culture, Proto-Villanovan culture, Villanovan culture, Canegrate culture, Golasecca culture, Este culture, Luco culture, Iron Age France, Iron Age Br…1.00infobox
Urnfield cultureGeographical rangeEurope1.00infobox
Urnfield cultureMajor sitesBurgstallkogel (Sulm valley), Ipf (mountain), Ehrenbürg1.00infobox
Urnfield culturePeriodLate Bronze Age1.00infobox
Urnfield culturePreceded byTumulus culture, Vatya culture, Encrusted Pottery culture, Vatin culture, Terramare culture, Apennine culture, Nordic Bronze Age, Noua culture, Ottomány culture1.00infobox
Peter Schrijver.Placename evidence has also been used to point to an association of the Urnfield materials with the Proto-Celtic language group in central Europeinstance ofThe change in burial customs was most probably influenced by developments further east.Evidence for an association between the Urnfield culture and a hypothetical Italo-Celtic l…0.80text
and it has been argued that it was the ancestral culture of the Celtsinstance ofThe change in burial customs was most probably influenced by developments further east.Evidence for an association between the Urnfield culture and a hypothetical Italo-Celtic l…0.80text
rilled-wareinstance ofelite contacts0.80text
swordsinstance ofelite contacts0.80text
crested helmets has been found in the southwest of the Iberian peninsulainstance ofelite contacts0.80text
troughs were manufactured in a completely uniform mannerinstance ofWooden tools0.80text

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