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Back to Search23. Tanged-Point and Flat-Blade Cultures [Preview]
12,850 to 11,670 years ago ... The last gasp of the Ice Age led people across northern Europe to adopt a different way of life, one that resembled the customs of long lost cultures. Cultures: Swideri…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
22. Younger Dryas of Southern Europe
12,850 to 11,670 years ago ... In the Mediterranean Basin of Europe, the resilience of stone age societies was on display during the last gasp of the Ice Age.
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Published on 2 years ago
21. Bølling-Allerød of Europe
14,700 to 12,800 years ago ... A dramatically warmer world and the proliferation of woodlands led people in Europe to a radically different way of life. Some groups thrived, other societies crumbled.…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
20. Late Epigravettian [Preview]
19,000 to 15,000 years ago ... Among the cultures of eastern and southern Europe that came after the Last Glacial Maximum, the Mezinian of the Dnieper River basin left behind the most diverse set of …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
19. Magdalenian Expansion
The final 2,000 years of the Magdalenian culture witnessed a major geographic expansion of hunter gatherer society in western and central Europe. Simultaneously, a new type of hunting weapon was inve…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
18. Magdalenian Origin
The greatest heights of Upper Paleolithic cave paintings and engraved portable art were reached after the Last Glacial Maximum ended and human populations grew.
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Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
17. Solutrean [Preview]
As the hunter gatherers of southwestern Europe endured the Last Glacial Maximum, a unique culture arose, characterized by fine stone points and a rich artistic repertoire.
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Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
16. Last Glacial Maximum
The peak of the Last Ice Age drastically altered the course of European prehistory. Around 25,000 years ago, as the glaciers reached their maximum extent, the Gravettian ended and was replaced with a…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
15. Gravettian Art
The Gravettian saw a flourishing of hunter gatherer art. Engravings of bison, Venus figurines, and rich burials hint at a shifting Ice Age ideology and social organization.
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Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
14. Gravettian Technology [Preview]
The Aurignacian culture of Europe ended 33,000 years ago and was replaced by the Gravettian. Sometimes overlooked, this period of prehistory saw an intriguing peak in Ice Age culture and the precocio…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago