| Geographical range | Germany: Northern and Central Hesse, Westphalia, South Lower Saxony, West Thuringia. |
|---|---|
| Period | Later Neolithic |
| Dates | 3,600–2,800 BC |
| Characteristics | collared bottles, strap-handled cups, hilltop settlements, gallery graves, enclosures |
| Preceded by | Michelsberg culture |
| Followed by | Corded Ware culture, Single Grave culture |
The Wartberg culture (German: Wartbergkultur), sometimes: Wartberg group (Wartberggruppe) or Collared bottle culture (Kragenflaschenkultur) is a prehistoric culture from 3,600 -2,800 BC of the later Central European Neolithic. It is named after its type site, the Wartberg, a hill (306m asl) near Niedenstein-Kirchberg in northern Hesse, Germany.