Kings of Bronze Age Europe: The Únětice Culture

Buy a DNA kit here: https://bit.ly/DanDavisHistory_DNA Use the coupon code DAVIS for free shipping. As an added bonus, you can start a 30-day free trial of MyHeritage's best subscription for family history research. Over four thousand years ago in the early bronze age, great princes emerged to rule over central Europe. They controlled copper and tin production, creating vast amounts of bronze that made them rich. These powerful rulers also facilitated the amber trade along the so-called Amber Road, transporting the precious material from the Baltic to the civilisations of the Near East. They were so rich they could afford grand burials beneath enormous barrows, their tombs laden with gold weapons and jewellery. To protect their wealth they had standing armies of axe wielding warriors and officers bearing halberds and huge daggers. And they created the incredible Nebra Sky Disc, oldest depiction of astronomical phenomena in the world. This is the story of the Únětice Culture. If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel Become a YouTube Channel Member:    / @dandavishistory   Support me on Patreon:   / dandavisauthor   All my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xngwz5 My Links Website http://dandavisauthor.com/ Facebook:   / dandavisauthor   Twitter:   / dandaviswrites   Instagram:   / dandavisauthor   Sources The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age: https://amzn.to/3ZXIGh0 Papac et al, Dynamic changes in genomic and social structures in third millennium BCE central Europe (2021) Haral Meller, Princes, Armies, Sanctuaries the Emergence of Complex Authority in the Central German Únětice Culture (2019) Penske et al, Kinship practices at the early bronze age site of Leubingen in Central Germany (2024) Nicklisch et al, Bioarchaeological investigations of the princely grave at Helmsdorf attesting to the violent death of an Early Bronze Age leader (2022) André Spatzier, The enclosure complex Pömmelte–Schönebeck (2019) Pavol Jelínek, Interpretation possibilities of the so-called collective graves in the milieu of the Únětice culture The above links include affiliate links which means we will earn a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. Thank you Ancient Europeans for use of artwork:   / ancienteuropea1   Únětice village reconstruction by Filip Ševčík: https://www.artstation.com/seva_3d Video Chapters 00:00 The Únětice Culture 02:32 MyHeritage 04:20 Origins of the Únětice Culture 07:45 Houses and settlements 09:00 Únětice burial traditions 10:05 DNA and Family Structure 10:58 Pömmelte “Germany’s Stonehenge” 13:04 The Princely Graves 16:52 Bronze Hoards 22:22 Trade and the Amber Road 24:52 Early Bronze Age Europe 26:39 the Nebra Sky Disc 28:09 The Únětice legacy