Havelland culture
Encyclopedia
Havelland culture was a neolithic
archaeological culture in northeastern Germany
, centered at Havelland
, with contacts to the Globular Amphora culture
. It was characterized by cups with handles, amphoras with to handles, and barrels and dishes with carpet-like decorations. The dead were buried unburned. The Havelland people were farmers and breeders.
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
archaeological culture in northeastern Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, centered at Havelland
Havelland
Havelland is a geograhical region and district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Oberhavel, the city-state of Berlin, the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark, the city of Brandenburg and the state of Saxony-Anhalt .-History:-Geography:Geographically...
, with contacts to the Globular Amphora culture
Globular Amphora culture
The Globular Amphora Culture , German Kugelamphoren-Kultur , ca. 3400-2800 BC, is an archaeological culture preceding the central area occupied by the Corded Ware culture. Somewhat to the south and west, it was bordered by the Baden culture. To the northeast was the Narva culture. It occupied much...
. It was characterized by cups with handles, amphoras with to handles, and barrels and dishes with carpet-like decorations. The dead were buried unburned. The Havelland people were farmers and breeders.
Literature
- E.Probst: Deutschland in der Steinzeit, München 1991, 386 - 388.ISBN 3-572-01058-6
- H.Behrens: Die Jungsteinzeit im Mittelelbe-Saale-Gebiet, Berlin 1973, 114 - 116.
- G.Wetzel: Jungsteinzeit, In: Potsdam, Brandenburg und das Havelland (Führer zu archäologischen Denkmälern in Deutschland 37), 39 - 52 und 145 - 152. ISBN 3-8062-1489-1