The Corded Ware culture was a widespread archaeological culture of late Neolithic and early Bronze Age Europe, stretching from the Rhine to the Volga. It takes its name from its pottery, which was decorated with impressions made by twisted cord. Its people buried their dead in single graves under mounds, often with stone battle axes, drinking vessels and other goods, and practiced mixed farming with a strong role for herding. Studies of ancient DNA published in the last decade have shown that its people carried a large share of ancestry from the Yamnaya culture of the Pontic steppe, which has fueled debate about their role in the spread of Indo-European languages. The culture gave way to or merged with the Bell Beaker culture and other groups.
Before and after
- from c. 3,150 BCE to 2,890 BCEFirst Dynasty of Egypt
- c. 3,101 BCENarmer unifies Egypt
- from c. 3,100 BCE to 2,686 BCEEarly Dynastic Period of Egypt
- from 31st century BCE to 14th century BCEConstruction of Stonehenge
- from 31st century BCE to 20th century BCECorded Ware culture
- c. 3,000s BCEThe Austronesian expansion begins from Taiwan
- c. 3,000s BCEYamnaya herders spread across Europe and Asia
- c. 3,000 BCECuneiform
- from c. 3,000 BCE to 1,800 BCEIndus Valley Civilization
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This moment belongs to the Ancient civilizations (3,200 BCE to 500 CE), writing, cities and empires.