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‘Thuringian’ Amphorae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

T. Sulimirski
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Many branches of learning are concerned with the establishment of the earliest seats of the Indo-Europeans and with their ancient culture. An early book by Professor V. G. Childe was devoted to this theme, and these problems still hold an important position in his later works.

I have no intention of embarking here on a detailed study of the various questions involved in this theme. My main concern is a particular type of vessel, the so-called ‘Thuringian amphora’, characteristic of several groups of the Battle-Axe culture, a culture which is usually considered to be an archaeological equivalent of the early Aryans. I hope that the few comments submitted in this article will, to some extent, contribute to the settlement of the disagreements concerning the cradle of the Indo-Europeans and bring nearer their proper solution.

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Neolithic
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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 21 , July 1956 , pp. 108 - 122
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1956

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