Michelsbergn.
/ˈmɪk(ə)lzbəːɡ/, U.S. /ˈmɪk(ə)lzˌbərɡ/ Archaeology.
attributive. Designating or relating to a Neolithic culture of Belgium, Germany, northern France, and Switzerland, illustrated esp. by pottery remains found at Michelsberg; esp. in Michelsberg culture. Also absol.: this culture.
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1929 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Way of Sea i. 12 The Michelsberg culture occurs at many sites near the Rhine between Lake Constance and Cologne.
1929 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Way of Sea ix. 110 Some of the pots found on Michelsberg sites.
1954 S. Piggott Neolithic Cultures Brit. Isles ii. 32 A similar mingling of agricultural and hunter-fisher strains is probably perceptible in the Michelsberg culture in Belgium and the Rhineland.
1977 G. Clark World Prehist. (ed. 3) iv. 154 Michelsberg pottery dating from the latter part of the Early Neolithic settlement of Switzerland.
1987 Sci. Amer. Nov. 101/1 Chassey culture covered central and southern France and Michelsberg covered central Germany.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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