Considerations on the state of the research on the Corded Ware culture in southeastern Poland and needs of studies on social structures of its communities

Abstract

In the paper the finds of the Corded Ware culture cemeteries on the Sokal Perch and the Kańczuga Upland are discussed. Data obtained during the excavations there can be used in studies social structure of various groups of the culture in question. Detailed analyses of assemblages from graves of the Corded Ware culture on territories between the Vistula, Bug, and Dniester Rivers indicate the existence of various relations between people from different regions but also those living on the same area. However, the question of the character of these relations remains open.