About the Chronology of the Beginning of the Metal Ages

This article discusses the cases of the Bayesian analysis of series of AMS radiocarbon indications that modify our knowledge of the relative and absolute chronology of the Copper Age in the Great Hungarian Plain and the beginning of the Bronze Age in southern Germany and Central Europe. The results of relevant analyses have been reported as well as their importance for better understanding of the determinants of chronological and periodization patterns has been commented.