Corded Ware Culture

Key notes

  • Corded Ware Culture was a prehistoric archaeological culture of Europe.
  • It is named after pottery decorated with impressions of twisted cord.
  • It existed broadly during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

  • It covered large parts of:

    • Northern Europe.
    • Central Europe.
    • Eastern Europe.

  • It is associated with:

    • Cord-impressed pottery.
    • Battle axes.
    • Burial mounds or single graves in many regions.
    • Mobile pastoralism in some areas.
  • Ancient DNA studies have linked many Corded Ware populations with steppe ancestry.

  • It is important in debates on:

    • Indo-European language dispersal.
    • Migration.
    • Prehistoric pastoralism.
  • It should not be treated as a single uniform political kingdom.