<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Corded Ware culture</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31335983</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:30:36</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Battle-ax culture</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Ceramique cordée culture</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Corded</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Corded beaker culture</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Corded culture</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">PFB</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Protruding-Foot Beaker</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Standfussbecher</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to a Neolithic style and culture that appeared in northern and central Europe after 3,000 BCE. It is named for a charactistic decorative technique where twisted cord was impressed on the surface of pottery, particularly drinking cups, usually in parallel rows. It is also characterized by individual burials of adult males accompanied by stone battle axes under round mounds. ]]></dc:description></metadata>