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| Geographical range | East-Central Europe |
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| Period | Bronze Age Europe |
| Dates | c. 2350–1600 BC |
| Preceded by | Corded Ware culture, Bell Beaker culture |
| Followed by | Trzciniec culture |
The Mierzanowice culture appeared in the area of the upper and middle basin of the Vistula, during the Early Bronze Age. It evolved from the so-called Proto-Mierzanowice cultural unit. The name of the culture comes from an eponymous site in Mierzanowice, where the cemetery was located. This entity was part of the pre-carpathian sphere epicorded cultures and it has been divided into three local groups: Samborzecka, Iwanowicka and Pleszowska.[1] The initial phases of the culture are characterized by a small number of burials, seasonal settlements and single artifacts. The area of the Mierzanowice culture spread over from western Slovakia, through south - eastern Poland, reaching in the east the areas of the Volhynian Upland.[2] It was followed by the Trzciniec culture.
- ^ "Kultura mierzanowicka". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012.
- ^ Kaczanowski and Kozłowski, p. 142.