Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by general era]
5. three-age system
6. transitional periods Stone Age to Bronze Age

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the last stage of a Neolithic culture, which often partially overlaps with the Early Bronze Age. It is generally held to have occurred from around 4,000 BCE to around 3,000 BCE in Europe, lasting until around 2,000 BCE in parts of the British Isles.