Rhône culture
| Geographical range | Eastern France, western Switzerland |
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| Period | Early Bronze Age |
| Dates | c. 2200 BC-1500 BC |
| Preceded by | Bell Beaker culture |
| Followed by | Tumulus culture |
The Rhône culture was an
Unetice culture.[4] Rhône culture metalwork and pottery are particularly similar to those of the Straubing group in Bavaria.[5][6]
The Thun-Renzenbühl axe (c. 1800 BC), found near Thun and attributed to the Rhône culture, is one of the earliest examples of damascening technique in the world.[7][8] The gold inlay decoration on the axe may also have a numerical, astronomical meaning.[9]
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See also
- Unetice culture
- Bronze Age Britain
- Armorican Tumulus culture
- Polada culture
- Pyrenean Bronze
- Ottomány culture
- Wietenberg culture
- Tumulus culture
- Nordic Bronze Age
References
- S2CID 221183203.
Archaeological studies thoroughly describe the Rhone culture that extends between Eastern France and Western Switzerland along the Rhone River during the EBA (ca. 2200–1500 BC).
- ISBN 978-0-19-957286-1.
The Rhône culture, in its strictest sense, occupies the Franche-Comté, eastern Burgundy, the northern Alps close to the Swiss Plateau, and the Valais, but a wider definition of this entity could be said to cover the whole of the Rhône Valley, extending even beyond part of the Massif Central (Gallay 1996). The fact remains that certain types of metallurgy or particular characteristics of pottery thought of as 'Rhodanian' spread right across eastern and central France and the Rhône corridor. This highlights the significant impact of metal production, which used metal resources from the western Alps during the late part of the Early Bronze Age.
- ^ "Civilisation du Rhône". Dictionaire Historique de la Suisse. 2009.
- ISBN 2-228-88956-3.
- ISBN 9780306461583.in Bavaria.
The Rhône culture is the Swiss and east French counterpart of the Early Bronze Age cultures of central Europe. The metalwork and pottery are similar to those of the Straubing group
- ISBN 9780306461583.
Straubing: Early Bronze Age regional variant of the Unetice culture in Lower Bavaria, Germany.
- ^ "History Museum of Valais, Sion". Musées Cantonaux du Valais. 2013.
The Rhone Culture originated from Central Valais and the Thun area ... The burial of Thun-Renzenbühl in the Bernese uplands, with its axe decorated with gold nails, allows us to draw parallels with the princely burials of Eastern Central Europe.
- S2CID 129042338.
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- ^ "Finds from grave no. 1 in the Renzenbühl cemetery, in the city of Thun". 2013.
External links
Media related to Rhône culture at Wikimedia Commons