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The Congress of Vienna (September 1814–June 1815) was a major diplomatic settlement that sought to rebuild Europe after more than two decades of revolutionary and Napoleonic warfare (1792–1815). Led principally by Austria, Russia, Great Britain...

The collapse of the Mycenaean palatial system (c. 1200–1100 BCE) initiated a prolonged period of demographic, political, and cultural reorganization across the Aegean. During the Early Iron Age (c. 1100–800 BCE), centralized authority weakened...

The Sphinx Gate at Alacahöyük (the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement in central Turkey) was built in the 14th century BCE. It was the south entrance of the city and was fortified with towers. It was flanked by sphinx protomes sculpted...

Overview of the ruins at Alacahöyük, the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement in central Turkey. Alacahöyük was the centre of the flourishing Hattian culture during the Bronze Age. It was later occupied by the Hittites who used the...

Flourishing between 3500-2200 BCE, the Shengavit settlement in present-day Yerevan, Armenia was an important site of prehistoric and Bronze Age habitation in the Near East. Here one can see that dwellings were constructed in circular shapes...

Reconstructed 17th-century CE Powhatan Village at the Jamestown Settlement living history museum.

The Minoan settlement of Hagia Triada archaeological site, Crete (1600-1450 BCE).

The prehistoric and ancient settlement of Agarak in what is presently Armenia flourished from the early Bronze Age through the Middle Ages.

Reconstructed English homes of 17th-century CE Jamestown Colony of Virginia. Jamestown Settlement living history museum.

Stone tools and other archaeological remains from Shengavit, dating from c. 3500-2200 BCE. This settlement is an archaeological site located in Yerevan and is one of Armenia's most important Bronze Age sites.