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2 days ago · Beakers arrived in Britain in c.2500 BC, with migrations of Yamnaya or Corded Ware-related people, eventually resulting in a near total turnover of the British population. The Beaker-culture declined in use c.2200–2100 BC with the emergence of food vessels and cinerary urns and finally fell out of use around 1700 BC.
- Funnelbeaker Culture
The Funnel(-neck-)beaker culture, in short TRB or TBK...
- Brachycephalic
Cephalic index viewed from above the head. The cephalic...
- Beaker
Term “Typical” bell-beakers at Museum für Vor- und...
- Funnelbeaker Culture
Apr 24, 2024 · Emerging from the shadows of the so-called Dark Ages (c. 1100-800 BC), ancient Greece unfurled its cultural tapestry amid the verdant hills and valleys of Elis (Ilia), in the western Peloponnese. Here, against a backdrop of myth and ritual, the inaugural Olympic Games took root — a convergence of mythology, religion, and athletic prowess ...
2 days ago · In 481 BC, Xerxes sent ambassadors around Greece requesting "earth and water" but very deliberately omitting Athens and Sparta. Support thus began to coalesce around these two leading cities. A congress met at Corinth in late autumn of 481 BC, and a confederate alliance of Greek city-states was formed. It had the power to send envoys to request ...
- 21–23 July, 20 August or 8–10 September 480 BC
- Persian victory
2 days ago · A stained glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180. It depicts the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative. In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted approximately from 500 AD to 1500, although some prefer other start and end dates. The Middle Ages is the second of the three traditional divisions of Western ...
Apr 29, 2024 · The most ancient water clock with tangible proof traces back to approximately 1417–1379 BC, dating back to the rule of Amenhotep III, when it was employed within the Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak. The earliest recorded mention of the water clock is found in the tomb inscription of court official Amenemhet, from the 16th century BC Egypt.
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2 days ago · Italian cuisine has developed over the centuries. Although the country known as Italy did not unite until the 19th century, the cuisine can claim traceable roots as far back as the 4th century BC. Food and culture were very important at that time evident from the cookbook which dates to the first century BC.
20 hours ago · The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important or significant technological inventions and their inventors, where known. [a] History of technology By technological eras Premodern Prehistoric Stone Age (lithic) Neolithic Revolution Copper Age Bronze Age Iron Age Ancient Modern Proto-industrialization First Industrial Revolution Standardization Second ...
