Munzingen culture
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The Munzingen culture is a Neolithic archaeological culture of the Jungneolithikum (Late Neolithic) distributed across Alsace and the Upper Rhine region from around 4000 to 3500 BC, extending from the Sundgau in the south to the Kraichgau in the north. It was defined in 1968 by Jens Lüning on the basis of ceramics from the type site of Munzingen-Tuniberg, as a derivative of the Michelsberg culture. The Munzingen culture was succeeded by the late Pfyn culture and the early Horgen culture.[1]
The origins of the Munzingen style are debated. Some research suggests it developed as a regional group of the late Michelsberg culture, while others posit an independent origin in the Sundgau and southern Alsace, with links to the ceramics of the Central Midlands and the Lake Constance region. Defining the Munzingen style is difficult because most finds come from pit settlements and burials preserved in dry soils, where well-dated assemblages are rare.[1]
