Rhône culture

Rhône culture
Geographical range	Eastern France, western Switzerland
Period	Early Bronze Age
Dates	c. 2200 BC-1500 BC
Preceded by	Bell Beaker culture
Followed by	Tumulus culture

Geographical rangeEastern France, western Switzerland

Datesc. 2200 BC-1500 BC

The Rhône culture was an archaeological culture of the Early Bronze Age (c. 2200-1500 BC) located in eastern France and western Switzerland, centred along the Rhône river.^[1]^[2] The culture developed from the local Bell Beaker culture, possibly with further migrations from central Europe.^[3] According to Sergent (1995) the Rhône culture represents a southern variant of the Unetice culture.^[4] Rhône culture metalwork and pottery are particularly similar to those of the Straubing group in Bavaria.^[5]^[6]

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