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Warrior Stela from Bronze Age Iberia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Warrior Stela from Bronze Age Iberia

This stela is from Solana de Cabañas (Cabañas del Castillo, Cáceres), Spain and dates from the Late Bronze Age. It is made of slate, and it was unearthed in the late 19th century CE. This was the first specimen to be discovered in a series...
Stela of Hernán Pérez VI from Bronze Age Iberia
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Stela of Hernán Pérez VI from Bronze Age Iberia

This granite stela dates from the Early or Middle Bronze Age. It was discovered in Cáceres, Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)
Viking Age Farm, Avaldsnes, Norway
Image by Mark Voigt

Viking Age Farm, Avaldsnes, Norway

Reconstructed Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE) farm in Avaldsnes, Norway, including main longhouse and various outbuildings.
Bronze Age Greek chariot (From the Novel
Image by Maia Kobabe

Bronze Age Greek chariot (From the Novel "The Jericho River")

An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing a Bronze Age Greek chariot. From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
Table 1 - Chronology of the Greek Dark Age
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Table 1 - Chronology of the Greek Dark Age

Simplified chronology of the Greek Dark Age
Baroque, Age of Contrasts Exhibition in Zürich
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Baroque, Age of Contrasts Exhibition in Zürich

A photograph showing a section of the 2022-23 exhibition Baroque, Age of Contrasts in the Swiss National Museum, Zürich. ©Swiss National Museum (used with permission)
Bronze Age Silver Bull, Turkey
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Bronze Age Silver Bull, Turkey

The gold inlay can be seen on the shoulders, sides, and haunch. The animal stands on a copper stand. Perhaps, it was part of a canopy pole of a rich burial. Probably from Alaca Huyuk, Central Turkey. Early Bronze Age, about 2300 BCE. (The...
Table 2 - Overview of the Greek Dark Age pottery styles
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Table 2 - Overview of the Greek Dark Age pottery styles

Overview of the different pottery styles found in Greece between 1050 BC to 700 BC.
Silk Road
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Silk Road

The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China in 130 BCE, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce between 130 BCE-1453 CE. The Silk Road was not a single route...
Bronze Age Anatolia
Image by Semhur

Bronze Age Anatolia

A map of Bronze Age Anatolia. Indicated in the northeast is the Hayasa-Azzi confederation, an indigenous Bronze Age tribal confederation which flourished on the plateau of ancient Armenia and Turkey between c. 1500 and c. 1200 BCE.
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