Prehistoric Europe
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Prehistoric Europe refers to Europe before the start of written records,[3] beginning in the Lower Paleolithic. As history progresses, considerable regional unevenness in cultural development emerges and grows. The region of the eastern Mediterranean is, due to its geographic proximity, greatly influenced and inspired by the classical Middle Eastern civilizations, and adopts and develops the earliest systems of communal organization and writing.[4] The Histories of Herodotus (from around 440 BC) is the oldest known European text that seeks to systematically record traditions, public affairs and notable events.[5]
Quick Facts Early Prehistory, Lower Paleolithic ...
Early Prehistory | |
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Lower Paleolithic | Homo antecessor[1][2] Homo heidelbergensis |
Middle Paleolithic | Homo neanderthalensis |
Upper Paleolithic | Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens population of all regions |
Mesolithic | Hunter-gatherers |
Neolithic | Agriculture, herding, pottery |
Late Prehistory | |
Chalcolithic | Indo-Europeans, Varna culture |
Bronze Age | Minoan Crete, Mycenaean Greece, Korakou culture, Cycladic culture, Lusatian culture, Yamnaya culture |
Iron Age | Ancient Greece, Thracians, Ancient Rome, Iberians, Germanic tribes, Hallstatt culture |
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