Bell Beaker culture
Bell Beaker culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of France and the Low Countries (Europe) from c. 2800 to 1800 BCE, a span of 1,000 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
A Europe-wide set of inverted-bell drinking cups, copper daggers and archers' wrist guards, spread from Iberia to Britain and Hungary by trade and by migration.
See Bell Beaker culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 2800 to 1800 BCE
- Duration
- 1,000 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- France and the Low Countries, Europe
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Came from
Neighbours in Europe
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Bell Beaker culture exist?
c. 2800 to 1800 BCE, about 1,000 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Bell Beaker culture?
France and the Low Countries, in Europe.
What language did Bell Beaker culture speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.
What came before Bell Beaker culture?
Neolithic farmers of Gaul.