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![The White Horse of Uffington](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/357.jpg?v=1618751720)
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The White Horse of Uffington
The cutting of huge figures or geoglyphs into the turf of English hillsides has been going on for more than 3000 years. There are 56 hill figures scattered around England, with the vast majority on the chalk downlands of the southern part...
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Prehistoric Alpine Stilt Houses
Alpine stilt houses are a unique and fascinating aspect of prehistoric architecture in the Alps, which provide valuable insights into the lives and culture of the ancient communities. The houses were built by prehistoric communities living...
![Neolithic Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/942.jpg?v=1703020147)
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Neolithic Period
The term Neolithic Period refers to the last stage of the Stone Age - a term coined in the late 19th century CE by scholars which covers three different periods: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. The Neolithic period is significant...
![The Stonehenge Burials](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/307.jpg?v=1713711303)
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The Stonehenge Burials
A great deal has been written about why the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, southern England, was constructed. Perhaps it was designed as a temple to the ancestors, an astronomical calendar, a healing centre or a giant computer...
![Spanish Colonial Empire in the Age of Exploration](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14411.png?v=1715871664)
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Spanish Colonial Empire in the Age of Exploration
A map illustrating the rise of Spain into a global colonial and trading power following the European Age of Exploration of the 15th Century.
![Archaeological Excavations at Tel Kabri](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4111.jpg?v=1713612663)
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Archaeological Excavations at Tel Kabri
Tel Kabri is an archaeological site in northwestern Israel that is best known as the location of one of the largest palaces in Canaan in the Middle Bronze Age or "MB" (ca. 2,000–1,500 BCE). Although Tel Kabri reached the height of its...
![Uluburun Shipwreck](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7261.jpg?v=1709734807)
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Uluburun Shipwreck
The Uluburun shipwreck is a Bronze Age vessel discovered lying off the coast of Kas, Turkey. The ship, probably originally from Phoenicia/Canaan, dates to between 1330 and 1300 BCE and was carrying a full cargo of trade goods, perhaps from...
![Ice Age Drawing of a Bison](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6209.jpg?v=1599445804)
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Ice Age Drawing of a Bison
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 then migrated to...
![Cyclades](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/917.jpg?v=1689023162)
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Cyclades
The Cyclades are a group of islands in the southern Aegean situated between the Greek mainland and Turkey. The name was coined in the Archaic period as the islands form an approximate circle (kyklos) around the central and most sacred island...
![Ancient Argos](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/474.jpg?v=1626203704)
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Ancient Argos
Ancient Argos, located in the Peloponnese in Greece, was a major Mycenaean settlement in the Late Bronze Age (1700-1100 BCE) and remained important throughout the Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman periods until its destruction by the Visigoths...