On problems of absolute chronology of the Early Bronze Age in Southwestern Slovakia

This contribution treats new notion about the absolute chronology of Early Bronze Age in southwestern Slovakia. Based on the series of new 14C data from the burial place in Jelšovce, which had been done by J. Görsdorf from Radiocarbon Laboratory of German Archaeological Institute (Deutsches Archälogisches Institut) in Berlin we can date the early phase of Nitra culture to the time period 2200/2150 BC. The time period of transition between Nitra and Únětice cultures 1930-1870 BC and of the classical phase of Únětice culture 1870-1730 BC. The transition between Únětice and Mad'arovce culture was approximately in the time period around 1730 BC.