Stroke-ornamented ware culture
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Goseck, Nickern | |
| Preceded by | Linear Pottery culture |
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| Followed by | Michelsberg culture, Funnelbeaker culture, Globular Amphora culture |
The Stroke-ornamented ware (culture) or (German) Stichbandkeramik (abbr. STK or STbK), Stroked Pottery culture, European Neolithic in Central Europe.
The STK flourishes during approximately 4900-4400 BC.
Centered on Silesia in Poland, eastern Germany, and the northern Czech Republic, it overlaps with the Lengyel horizon to the south and the Rössen culture to the west.[1][2]
Description
The STbK and the
Notenkopfkeramik are a development of the LBK. Much of the Musical Note[clarification needed
] pottery features incised zig-zag bands going around the pot, with punctures at the line segment junctions. The STK abandons incision in favor bands of small punctures, also in zig-zag patterns, with a vertical band dividing each angle. The effect is a band pattern of contiguous A-frames.
Where the Musical Note pottery expanded east over the
. The spread of this style must have been basically the transmission of cultural objects. The homes of the STK people show a slight modification that became a major feature of later cultures: one end of the long house was made shorter than the other to achieve a trapezoidal shape. The reason for this modification remains obscure. Also, the STK people developed a preference for cremation rather than burial. The preceding early LBK had used both methods.Goseck circle
An unusual structure associated with STK has been found at
circular ditch
. The placement of the gates and some of the posts lead some investigators to hypothesize an observatory similar to Stonehenge, but in wood rather than stone; i.e., the posts mark some positions of celestial bodies.
Gallery
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Stroke-ornamented Ware, City of Prague Museum -
Museum for Prehistory, Thuringia -
State Museum of Archaeology, Chemnitz -
State Museum of Prehistory, Berlin -
State Museum of Württemberg, Stuttgart -
Ceramic figurine -
Shell necklace -
Bracelets
References
- . Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Stroke-ornamented ware culture in Czech Republic". Czech Archaeology News. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Stroke-ornamented ware culture at Wikimedia Commons
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