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{{tl|Infobox archaeological culture}} may be used to display basic information about an [[archaeological culture]] at a glance.

== Usage ==
{{Parameter names example|altnames|dates|extra|followedby|horizon|majorsites|map|mapalt|mapcaption|module|name|period|precededby|region|typesite}}

<pre style="overflow: auto;">
{{Infobox archaeological culture
| name         =
| map          =
| mapcaption   = 
| mapalt       =
| altnames     =
| horizon      =
| region       =
| period       =
| dates        =
| typesite     =
| majorsites   =
| extra        =
| precededby   =
| followedby   =
| definedby    =
| antiquatedby =
| module       =
}}
</pre>

== Parameters ==
All parameters are optional, but it should be possible to fill in at least '''name''', '''period''', '''dates''' and '''typesite''' for any culture.
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left" | Parameter
! style="text-align: left" | Explanation
|-
| '''name'''
| Most common name of the culture, to appear as the title.
|-
| '''map'''
| Image name e.g. abc.png<br>Map showing the geographical extent of the culture. If no map is available, could be replaced with another illustrative image.
|-
| '''mapcaption'''
| Caption text for the map or other illustrative image.
|-
| '''mapalt'''
| Alt text for the map/other image.
|-
| '''altnames'''
| Alternate names of the culture.
|-
| '''horizon'''
| The [[archaeological horizon]] the culture belongs to, where applicable. E.g. ''<nowiki>[[First Temperate Neolithic]]</nowiki>''
|-
| '''region'''
| Written description of the geographical extent of the culture; probably not necessary if there is a map.
|-
| '''period'''
| The period of the culture, e.g. ''<nowiki>[[Neolithic]]</nowiki>''.
|-
| '''dates'''
| The absolute date range of the culture. Take care to use ''calibrated'' radiocarbon dates.
|-
| '''typesite'''
| The site which the culture is named after.
|-
| '''majorsites'''
| Other significant or well excavated sites belonging to the culture.
|-
| '''extra'''
| Any other defining characteristics of the culture. E.g. "House burning" in the case of the [[Cucuteni–Trypillia culture]].
|-
| '''precededby'''
| The culture that directly preceded this culture in its geographical range.
|-
| '''followedby'''
| The culture that directly followed this culture in its geographical range.
|-
| '''definedby'''
| The authors that originally coined the word or defined the culture.
|-
| '''antiquatedby'''
| If the culture is no longer recognised, the authors that convinced the community that it is not a meaningful construct.
|-
| '''module'''
| Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.
|}

== Tracking category ==
* {{clc|Pages using infobox archaeological culture with unknown parameters}}

== See also ==
* {{tl|Infobox ancient site}}

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