Beaker folk

[ bee-ker ]

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.

Beaker folk

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Beaker folk¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Word History and Origins

Origin of Beaker folk¹

C20: named after the beakers found among their remains

Example Sentences

But if you insist: It's conceivable that the Bell Beaker folk — so named for their distinctive pottery — brought some super-early proto-Celtic language with them to Britain and Ireland that evolved into modern Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Breton.

From Salon

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

The Beaker folk arrived in Britain about 4,400 years ago, and again according to ancient DNA, within a few centuries had replaced almost the entire population.

From The Guardian

The Beaker folk seemed to favour more modest round "barrows", or earth burial mounds, to cover the distinguished dead.

From BBC

More data could reveal surprises, but the team makes a good case that Beaker folk replaced the region’s early farmers, he says.

From Nature