Geography
Two culturally distinct areas, an eastern and a western zone, have been postulated by Kossack (1959). The dividing line runs across the Czech Republic and Austria, at about 14 to 15 degrees eastern longitude.
The main distinction is in burial rite and grave goods: in the western zone, members of the elite were buried with sword (HaC) or dagger (HaD), in the eastern zone with an axe. The western zone has chariot burials. In the eastern zone, warriors are frequently buried in full armour.
The approximate division line between the two subcultures runs from north to south through central Bohemia and Lower Austria, and then traces the eastern and southern rim of the Alps to Eastern and Southern Tyrol.
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