What's Going on in Central and Western Europe?

Most of central and western europe was always a little late to the party when it came to things like agriculture. The people who constructed stonehenge in britain, as well as many similar hinges and monuments throughout the region were likely called beakers. In central easter and northern europe, archaeologists have identified a completely different type of pottery which has a cord like design wrapped around the outside. This suggests that there was some type of general trade and communication amongst people over vast areas of europe very early on.