Globular Amphora

A type of pottery vessel which has given its name to a Late Neolithic or Copper Age culture of the 3rd millennium BC through much of Germany, Poland, and western Russia. The amphora itself is bulbous in shape with a narrow neck and small handles (for hanging) and appeared with the eastern wing of the European funnel-necked beaker culture differentiated from the western part. Some examples are undecorated, while others have incised, stamped or cord-impressed ornament on the upper part of the vessel. There are individual burials in stone cists under barrows, accompanies by the globular amphora. The culture is closely linked both TRB Culture and may be a parallel development to the Single Grave/Corded Ware group in Scandinavia of 2600-2200 bc.

Type of pottery vessel which has given its name to a Late Neolithic or Copper Age culture of the 3rd millennium be in much of Germany and Poland and extending into the western USSR. It is characterized by single burials, often in stone cists under barrows, usually accompanied by the characteristic pottery vessel, which is bulbous in shape with a narrow neck and suspension handles; some examples are undecorated, while others have incised, stamped or cord-impressed ornament on the upper part of the vessel. The Globular Amphora group may have developed out of the trb culture and may be a parallel development to the single grave group in Scandinavia.