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People of a late Neolithic and early Bronze Age culture of northern and western Europe who made distinctive earthenware vessels.
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beaker people — noun plural see beaker folk * * * Beaker Folk or Beaker People, a prehistoric group of European people before the Bronze Age whose significant artifact was pottery in the shape of a bell or beaker. * * * Beaker People [Beaker People] … Useful english dictionary
Beaker People — n [pl] people who came to Britain from the continent of Europe in the early Bronze Age. They used beakers (= cups with wide mouths) for drinking, and many of these have been found in their burial places. * * * … Universalium
Beaker — may refer to: * Beaker (glassware), a type of laboratory glassware * Beaker (archaeology), a prehistoric vessel * Beaker culture, the archaeological culture often called the Beaker people * Beaker (musician), the Contemporary Christian Music… … Wikipedia
Beaker culture — The Bell Beaker culture (sometimes shortened to Beaker culture, Beaker people, or Beaker folk; de. Glockenbecherkultur), ca. 2800 ndash; 1900 BC, is the term for a widely scattered cultural phenomenon of prehistoric western Europe starting in the … Wikipedia
Beaker folk — /bee keuhr/ a late Neolithic to Copper Age people living in Europe, so called in reference to the bell beakers commonly found buried with their dead in barrows. Also called Beaker people. [1920 25] * * * ▪ people Late Neolithic–Early Bronze Age… … Universalium
Beaker culture — Late Neolithic and early Bronze Age culture of northern and western Europe. The people are known for a group of distinctive bell shaped earthenware beakers decorated with toothed stamps, probably used in rituals of consumption. The Beaker people… … Universalium
Beaker (musician) — Beaker is a pseudonym for David Strasser, a Christian songwriter and musician well known for his collaborations with artist Rich Mullins. He received his nickname as a young man, when friends said he looked like Beaker the Muppet. When Beaker was … Wikipedia
beaker — n. 1 a tall drinking vessel, usu. of plastic and tumbler shaped. 2 a lipped cylindrical glass vessel for scientific experiments. 3 archaic or literary a large drinking vessel with a wide mouth. Phrases and idioms: Beaker Folk Archaeol. a people… … Useful english dictionary
Beaker folk — plural noun a late Neolithic and early Bronze Age European people named after the distinctive waisted pots (Beaker ware) associated with their burials … English new terms dictionary
Beaker Folk — /ˈbikə ˌfoʊk/ (say beekuh .fohk) noun a prehistoric people of western Europe flourishing during the third millennium BC. {named after the characteristic beakers found among their remains} …
