Living in cultural diversity. The Pitted Ware Culture and its relatives

Abstract

This article discusses relations between the Funnel Beaker, Pitted Ware and Battle Axe Cultures in Southern Sweden during the late Middle Neolithic period, employing terms such as ethnicity, ethnic groups and material culture in the interpretation of the changes involved. People invented and re-invented, used and re-used principles, while still being able to communicate through the medium of material culture. It was this that made it possible to “live in cultural diversity”.