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Prehistory


Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.



5 subcategories
Bronze Age

BRONZE AGE

Celtic

CELTIC

Iron Age

IRON AGE

Neolithic (Young Stone Age)

NEOLITHIC (YOUNG STONE AGE)

Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age)

PALAEOLITHIC (OLD STONE AGE)

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Rock painting of a horse and rider from Oum Ecnha, Libya.
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Rock painting of a horse and rider from Oum Ecnha, Libya.

Female statue, Bronze Age.
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Female statue, Bronze Age.

Bird-like figure on a three-wheel wagon drawn by birds. From Dupljaja, location Grad, Serbia Terracotta (15th BCE) Statue, heigth 13.5 cm; wagon 25.6 x 16 cm Inv. Br. 4533 See also 07-02-02/20, 21
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Bird-like figure on a three-wheel wagon drawn by birds. From Dupljaja, location...

View of Stonehenge Megalithic monument, Neolithic Wiltshire, Great Britain; ca. 2750-1500 BCE See also 06-02-03/68
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View of Stonehenge Megalithic monument, Neolithic Wiltshire, Great Britain; ca...

View of Stonehenge Megalithic monument, Neolithic Wiltshire, Great Britain; ca. 2750-1500 BCE See also 06-02-03/67
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View of Stonehenge Megalithic monument, Neolithic Wiltshire, Great Britain; ca...

Weaving combs made of bone. Finds from the early phase of the Iron Age, corresponding to the 6th century BCE Hallstatt culture of Central and Western Europe, consist mainly of weapons and jewellery.
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Weaving combs made of bone. Finds from the early phase of the Iron Age, corresp...

Polished axe-head, ca. 1800 BCE The Neolithic period is characterized by the advent of ground and polished axes and adze heads. Polishing the stone tool by grinding a fine abrasive against it gave the axe a smoother cutting edge and greater strength. Polished axes were often made of stones such as schist, which is a harder material than flint.
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Polished axe-head, ca. 1800 BCE The Neolithic period is characterized by the ad...

Cult complex "Soborul zeitelor" of Poduri (Assembly of Goddesses). 21 clay idols, 15 of which are painted, 6 unpainted, 13 thrones, 1 clay ball, 1 conical clay object. Pre-Cucuteni culture; settlement tumulus. From Poduri - Dealul Ghindaru, Romania. First half of the 5th Millenium BCE.
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Cult complex "Soborul zeitelor" of Poduri (Assembly of Goddesses). 21 clay idols...

Sitting male clay figurine. Red-yellowish paint. From the Middle Neolithic circular ditch at Scheltz, Austria.
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Sitting male clay figurine. Red-yellowish paint. From the Middle Neolithic cir...

Human depiction in the form of a lid handle. Elongated neck with a proportionally small head and a beak-like nose. Clay; from Ljubimec, Haskovo, Bulgaria. Height: 6,8cm
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Human depiction in the form of a lid handle. Elongated neck with a proportionall...

Head of a male figure. Clay; settlement tumulus; Late Neolithic (Karanovo III-IV). From Ljubimec, Haskovo, Bulgaria. Height: 4,1cm
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Head of a male figure. Clay; settlement tumulus; Late Neolithic (Karanovo III-I...

Head of a male figure. Clay; settlement tumulus; Late Chalcolithic Period (Karanovo VI). From Dinja, Bulgaria. Height: 9cm
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Head of a male figure. Clay; settlement tumulus; Late Chalcolithic Period (Kara...