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| Geographical range | Belgium, Central Europe, especially West Germany. |
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| Period | Later Neolithic, Chalcolithic |
| Dates | 4400–3500 BC |
| Characteristics | tulip beakers, hilltop settlements, enclosures |
| Preceded by | Rössen culture, Cerny culture |
| Followed by | Funnelbeaker culture Wartberg culture, Pfyn culture |
The Michelsberg culture (German: Michelsberger Kultur (MK)) is an important Neolithic culture in Central Europe. Its dates are c. 4400–3500 BC. Its conventional name is derived from that of an important excavated site on Michelsberg (short for Michaelsberg) hill near Untergrombach, between Karlsruhe and Heidelberg (Baden-Württemberg), Germany.
The Michelsberg culture belongs to the Central European Late Neolithic. Its distribution covered much of West Central Europe, along both sides of the Rhine. A detailed chronology, based on pottery, was produced in the 1960s by the German archaeologist Jens Lüning.