An outline of Late Swifterbant pottery in the Noordoostpolder (province of Flevoland, the Netherlands) and the chronological development of the pottery of the Swifterbant culture

Abstract

The centuries after the levee occupation at Swifterbant (4300–4000 BC) and before the start of the TRB West group in the Netherlands around 3400/3300 BC are relatively sparse in terms of archaeological remains.This article presents the available ceramic evidence from the major assemblages. On the basis of this Late Swifterbant material schemes are presented on the chronological development and regional variation of the pottery of the Swifterbant culture.