Tumulus culture
Prehistoric European culture characterized by burial mounds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tumulus culture (German: Hügelgräberkultur) was the dominant material culture in Central Europe during the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1600 to 1300 BC).
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Geographical range | Central Europe |
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Period | Middle Bronze Age |
Dates | c. 1600–1200 BC |
Preceded by | Unetice culture, Ottomány culture, Rhône culture, Mad'arovce culture, Encrusted Pottery culture |
Followed by | Urnfield culture, Lusatian culture |
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It was the descendant of the Unetice culture. Its heartland was the area previously occupied by the Unetice culture, and its territory included parts of Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, the Carpathian Basin, Poland and France. It was succeeded by the Late Bronze Age Urnfield culture and part of the origin of the Italic and Celtic cultures.[1]