ABSTRACT
BycentralEurope,wemeantheareacalledinGermanMitteleuropa: extertdingfromcentralGermanytotheedgeoftheCarpathiansandthe Vistula,fromBerlinandWarsawinthenorthtotheAustrianand Hungarianbordersinthesouth;comprisingthewholeofAustria, CzechoslovakiaandHungary,andmostofEastGermanyandPoland. WealsowishtoconsiderheresomeoftheearlierBronzeAgegroupson thewesternfringesofcentralEurope-mainlyintheRhinevalley,which touchesonwesternandsouth-westernGermany,easternFranceand northernSwitzerland.
