A Neolithic culture of northern Europe (around 5400-4800 BCE) known for early pottery and fishing settlements.
Named after Ertebølle, a location in Denmark where archaeological evidence of this culture was first discovered and extensively studied in the late 19th century.
Ertebolle people were some of the first Europeans to make pottery, but they did it while still hunting and gathering—they refused to fully commit to farming like their southern neighbors, making them delightfully counter-cultural 7,400 years ago.
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