The Beaker folk lived approximately 4,500 years ago across the temperate zones of Europe, during the Late Neolithic–Early Bronze Age.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent, reputable sources (Britannica, Natural History Museum, Scientific American, Yale eHRAF) corroborate the timeframe and geographic spread, with only minor variation in exact date ranges typical of archaeological uncertainty. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- Prehistoric Age Browse - Page 1 (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2018/february/the-beaker-people-a-new-population-for-ancient-britain.html (corroboration)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bronze-age-ldquo-beaker-culture-rdquo-invaded-britain-ancient-genome-study-finds/ (corroboration)
- https://ehrafarchaeology.yale.edu/traditions/e050 (corroboration)