The Mad'arovce culture was an
archaeological culture
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of the
Early Bronze Age
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(c. 1750-1500 BC) located in western
Slovakia
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. It formed part of the broader Mad’arovce-Věteřov-Böheimkirchen cultural complex, also found in
Austria
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and
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The me ...
, which had links with
Mycenaean Greece
Mycenaean Greece (or the Mycenaean civilization) was the last phase of the Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in ...
. There was a gradual evolution from the preceding
Unetice and
Hatvan
Hatvan is a town in Heves county, Hungary. Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty".
Etymology
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cultures to the Mad'arovce culture from c. 2000 BC to 1750 BC, and it was succeeded by the
Tumulus culture
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The Tumulus culture (German: ''Hügelgräberkultur'') dominated Central Europe during the Middle Bronze Age ( 1600 to 1300 BC).
It was the descendant of the Unetice culture. Its heartland was the area previously occupied by the U ...
after 1500 BC. The Mad'arovce culture is sometimes considered to be a sub-group in the final Unetice tradition. Important sites include the fortified settlements of
Fidvár and
.
See also
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Unetice culture
The Únětice culture or Aunjetitz culture ( cs, Únětická kultura, german: Aunjetitzer Kultur, pl, Kultura unietycka) is an archaeological culture at the start of the Central European Bronze Age, dated roughly to about 2300–1600BC. The epon ...
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Bronze Age Britain
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Rhône culture
The Rhône culture was an archaeological culture of the Early Bronze Age (-1500 BC) located in eastern France and western Switzerland, centred along the Rhône river. The culture developed from the local Bell Beaker culture, possibly with furth ...
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Armorican Tumulus culture
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Polada culture
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One study i ...
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Ottomány culture
The Ottomány culture, also known as Otomani culture in Romania or Otomani-Füzesabony culture in Hungary, was an early Bronze Age culture (ca. 2100–1600 BC) in Central Europe named after the eponymous site near the village of Ottomány ( ro, O ...
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Wietenberg culture
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Nordic Bronze Age
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The Nordic Bronze Age culture emerged about 1750 BC as a continuation of the Battle Axe culture (the ...
References
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Archaeological cultures of Central Europe
Bronze Age cultures of Europe
Archaeological cultures in Slovakia
Bronze Age Slovakia