Beaker folk

American  

[bee-ker] / ˈbi kər /

noun

1. a late Neolithic to Copper Age people living in Europe, so called in reference to the bell beakers commonly found buried with their dead in barrows.

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Beaker folk British  

noun

1. a prehistoric people thought to have originated in the Iberian peninsula and spread to central Europe and Britain during the second millennium _bc

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Etymology

Origin of Beaker folk

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Let's get back to Newgrange, which was built way before the Bell Beaker folk and the imaginary Celts: I'm not telling you to scrub off that triple-spiral tattoo in shame.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023

If I hadn't known better, I would have sworn he was born one of the Beaker folk.

From The Time Traders by Norton, Andre

Both men were armed, not only with the long-bladed daggers favored by the Beaker folk, but also with axes.

From The Time Traders by Norton, Andre