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Sicily in the Early Bronze Age
Image by Salvatore Piccolo

Sicily in the Early Bronze Age

A map of Sicily in the early Bronze Age (2169 ±120 BCE - c.1500 BCE) divided into 4 cultural macro-regions: northern Sicily with the Rodì-Tindari-Vallelunga culture, western with the Naro/Partanna culture, the south-east with the Castelluccio...
Bronze Age Stilt Houses, Lake Constance
Image by Jan van der Crabben

Bronze Age Stilt Houses, Lake Constance

Reconstructed Bronze Age stilt houses (also known as pile dwellings) at Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Lake Constance, Germany.
Table 1 - Chronology of the Greek Dark Age
Image by Cristian Violatti

Table 1 - Chronology of the Greek Dark Age

Simplified chronology of the Greek Dark Age
Bronze Age Helmet
Image by Carlos de Paz

Bronze Age Helmet

Bronze Age golden helmet found in Leiro, Galicia (modern-day Spain). Museo de San Antón, A Coruña.
Bronze Age Women
Image by Hans Splinter

Bronze Age Women

Modern re-enactment of Bronze Age life.
Portuguese Colonial Empire in the Age of Exploration
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Portuguese Colonial Empire in the Age of Exploration

A map illustrating the evolution of Portugal into a global colonial power following the period of European exploration of the 15th century. The Portuguese Empire began in the fifteenth century, with the kings of Portugal seeking trade routes...
Stone Age Jade Axe
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Stone Age Jade Axe

Jade, 5000-3600 BCE. Biebrich, Germany. This axe is made of European jade mined in prehistoric quarries in the Italian Alps. It appears to be an object of beauty rather than function. It would have taken several days to polish this jade...
Bronze Age Sword
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Bronze Age Sword

Ceremonial giant dirk of the Plougrescant-Ommerschans type, Plougrescant, France, 1500–1300 BC.
Bronze Age Gold Bowl Detail, 1100 BCE
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Bronze Age Gold Bowl Detail, 1100 BCE

Bowl, gold. c. 1100 BCE. Zurich-Altstetten. Canton of Zurich. With images of stags and does grazing under round suns and crescent moons, this heavy vessel made of pure gold depicts both heaven and earth. It was buried by a farming community...
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.
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