Urnfield Culture Flourishes in Northwestern Europe
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Celebrations, Festivals, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Germany, Russia, Poland, Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary
- Date: 14th-9th centuries
Article abstract: Urnfield culture, distinguished by its use of cremation and field cemeteries, appeared in central and upper western Europe. It represented the earliest manifestation of what evolved as Celtic civilization, the forerunner to the later civilizations of the region.
Summary of Event
From earliest times in Europe, burial meant interment of an intact corpse. Toward the middle of the second millennium b.c.e., however, a new burial custom appeared. Corpses were cremated, the ashes placed in pots or urns, and the repositories buried with no...
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