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= Goldberg-III-Group = The Goldberg-III-Group is a late neolithic culture group in the areas of eastern Baden-Württemberg (Ostalb), in the west Bavaria and Upper-Swabia. It existed along side the late Horgen culture (of Switzerland and southwestern Germany) and the late phase of the Eastern Bavarian Chamer culture, between approximately 2900 and 2500 BC.

The name is derived from a series of occupational settlement strata identified by Gerhard Bersu between 1911 and 1929 at Goldberg, located near Riesbürg in the Ostalb district (near Nördlingen). Each strata was defined within a scheme of I - IV which established a stratigraphical chronology of Middle and Late Neolithic settlements.

Material Culture
The group is regarded as independent of the Horgen culture, but showing influences of both this culture and marginal influence of the cup cultures (Becherkulturen). Wartberg and Cham culture influences are often observed. As of 1998, there have been 20 Goldberg-III sites identified, 7 including the "mat-roughened" type ceramic classification, and 13 without. There are two phases: the older is found by Seekirch-Stockwiesen (2905–2870 BC), and the more developed phase by the Alleshausen-Grundwiesen settlement (2875–2840 BC).