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Ice Age drawing of a bison, on limestone, about 13,000-14,000 years old. Found in Montastruc, France. Over, 100,000 years ago the first fully modern humans in southern Africa began to create works of art. These people...

According to the Bible, Nehushtan was a metal serpent mounted on a staff that Moses had made, by God's command, to cure the Israelites of snake bites while wandering in the desert. The symbol of snakes on a staff or pole is a motif...

The Mycenaean civilization flourished in the Late Bronze Age (c. 1700-1100 BCE), peaking from the 15th to the 13th century BCE. The Mycenaeans extended their influence throughout the Peloponnese in Greece and across the Aegean...

The Age of Sail (c. 1400–1860) produced some of history’s longest exploratory and scientific expeditions, driven by trade, imperial rivalry, navigation...

Clay figurine found in Chorvátsky Grob, Late Bronze Age. Slovak National Museum, Bratislava. Moon idols (Mondidole), also known as 'firedogs' (Feuerböcke), were clay figurines shaped like a dog or wolf...

A map detailing some of the active maritime trade routes in the Aegean during the Middle and Late Bronze Age.

A map of the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean indicating the various invasions and migrations of the period.

The Age of Exploration (15th–16th centuries) was driven by advances in shipbuilding, navigation, and maritime ambition that allowed European sailors to venture farther into the Atlantic...

Reconstructed Bronze Age stilt houses (also known as pile dwellings) at Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Lake Constance, Germany.

Bronze Age golden helmet found in Leiro, Galicia (modern-day Spain). Museo de San Antón, A Coruña.