Azilian — The Azilian is a name given by archaeologists to an industry of the Epipaleolithic in northern Spain and southern France.It probably dates to the period of the Allerød Oscillation around 10,000 years ago (10,000 BC uncalibrated) and followed the… … Wikipedia
Magdalenian culture — Stone tool industry and artistic tradition of Upper Paleolithic Europe. It was named after the type site, La Madeleine in southwestern France. The Magdalenians lived some 11,000–17,000 years ago, at a time when reindeer, wild horses, and bison… … Universalium
headhunting — /hed hun ting/, n. 1. (among certain primitive peoples) the practice of hunting down and decapitating victims and preserving their heads as trophies. 2. the act or practice of actively searching for new employees, esp. for professionals or… … Universalium
Prehistoric Iberia — The Prehistory of the Iberian peninsula begins with the arrival of the first hominins c.900,000 Before Present (BP) and ends with the Punic Wars, when the territory enters the domains of written history. In this long period, some of its most… … Wikipedia
Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopşor — or Nicolaescu Plopşor (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin nikoləˈesku plopˈʃor]; April 20, 1900 – May 30, 1968) was a Romanian historian, archeologist, anthropologist and ethnographer, also known as a and folkorist and children s writer,… … Wikipedia
Mesolithic — microliths The Mesolithic The Epipaleolithic This box … Wikipedia
History of the world — The history of the world [Williams, H. S. (1904). The historians history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages. New York: The Outlook… … Wikipedia
Basque Prehistory — This article deals with the prehistory of the modern Basque Country. For a wider but less specific view see: Franco Cantabrian region, Prehistoric Europe, Prehistoric Iberia and Prehistoric France. The Prehistory of the Basque Country spans from… … Wikipedia
Stone Age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. [1860 65] * * * First known period of… … Universalium
Prehistoric France — is the period in the human occupation (including early hominins) of the geographical area covered by present day France which extended through prehistory and ended in the Iron Age with the Celtic La Tène culture .The PalaeolithicLower… … Wikipedia
