Index

The Paleozoic Era

The Ancestors of Virtually all Modern Animals


The span of recorded history is roughly less than five thousand years, beginning with the earliest linguistic records in the third millennium BCE in Mesopotamia and Egypt.

Pre-History

The period between first stone tools made by the genus Homo c. three million years ago and the invention of writing systems five thousand years ago.

60,000 year-old: The Oldest Musical Instrument

 The 25000-Year-Old-Venus-of-Willendorf and More

The First People of Britain

 Ġgantija, Malta: Megalithic Temple Complex

 Chinchorro Mummies: 7020 BCE (oldest one named Acha Man)

Göbekli Tepe, Turkey: Probably the World's Oldest Temple



A period, approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BCE.


 1258 BCE: The World's First Peace Treaty

The Earliest Horse Chariots


The Chalcolithic or Copper Age

The transitional period between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. 

The Oldest Gold Treasure and Jewellery 

The 2000 Year-Old Bridge That Connected England and Wales

2,000-Year-Old Roman Shoe Found in a Well

A 2000 Year-Old Child's Shoe

The Lebombo bone: The Oldest Known Mathematical Tool

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Ancient History

From the Bronze Age. A historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC

The Oldest Story Written

Ancient Artwork Under a Turkish House

The Ancient City of Memphis

Tutankhamun's Trumpets

The Oldest Trousers Found

The Ancient Egyptians Used Makeup and Perfume

5,000 Year-Old Baby Bottles


Classical Antiquity

The period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 6th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea.

Ancient Greek Device to Predict Astronomical Phenomena 

The Dejbjerg Wagon


The Classical Age (500-336 BC) 

The Robot Servant of Philon: Around 3rd century B.C.E


Hellenistic Period 

The Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII (30 BC),

Hellenistic Bronze Statue Of a Boy Riding a Horse


Medieval

Viking Treasure Found in a Field Near Harrogate


Middle Ages

From the 5th to the 15th century.





Early Modern Period

(1500–1750)




19th century



The Information Age

We Will Eat Grass, Even Go Hungry, But We Will Have Our Own Nuclear Bomb