The Single Grave culture (German: Einzelgrabkultur; EGK) was a Chalcolithic culture which flourished on the western North European Plain from ca. 2,800 BC to 2,200 BC. It is characterized by the practice of single burial, the deceased usually being accompanied by a battle axe, amber beads, and pottery vessels.
The Single Grave culture (German: Einzelgrabkultur; EGK) was a Chalcolithic culture which flourished on the western North European Plain from ca. 2,800 BC to 2,200 BC. It is characterized by the practice of single burial, the deceased usually being accompanied by a battle axe, amber beads, and pottery vessels.
Source: Wikipedia "Single Grave culture" · CC BY-SA 4.0
Share this article: X · Bluesky