<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Corded Ware culture</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>European Neolithic</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Battle-ax culture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Ceramique cordée culture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Corded</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Corded beaker culture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Corded culture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>PFB</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Protruding-Foot Beaker</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Standfussbecher</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>