Archaeological culture · c. 1750–500 BCE
Nordic Bronze Age
In Denmark, southern Scandinavia and northern Germany, the Nordic Bronze Age grew from local Corded Ware and Bell Beaker roots with influence from central Europe. Its people obtained metal through trade and made fine bronze and gold work, such as the Trundholm sun chariot.
They buried the dead in mounds, some in oak coffins, left bronze hoards in wetlands and carved pictures on rocks.
See Nordic Bronze Age on the map in 1750 BCE
- On the map
- 1750–500 BCE
How we know
No writing existed; rock carvings, burial mounds and bronze finds are dated by radiocarbon and tree rings.