Excerpt from Ancient Europe, 8000 B.C. to 1000 A.D: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World by Peter Bogucki & Pam. J Crabtree Expressed Permission On Condition Of Citing Publication
Ancient Europe Artifacts
Theopetra cave
Greece
21000 BC
Stone wall
The oldest known human-made structure.
The structure is a stone wall that blocked two-thirds of the entrance to the Theopetra cave near Kalambaka on the north edge of the Thessalian plain. It was constructed 23,000 years ago, probably as a barrier to cold winds.
Tumulus of Bougon
France
4700 BC
Tumulus
A complex of tombs with varying dates near Poitiers, the oldest being 4700 BC.
Knap of Howar
Scotland
3700 BC
House
Oldest preserved stone house in north west Europe.
Ġgantija
Malta
3700 BC
Temple
Two structures on the island of Gozo. The second was built four centuries after the oldest.
West Kennet Long Barrow
England
3650 BC
Tomb
Located near near Silbury Hill and Avebury stone circle.
La Hougue Bie
La Hougue Bie entrance and chapel
Jersey
3500 BC
Passage grave
An 18.6 metre long passage chamber. The chapel above is medieval.
Newgrange
Ireland
3100–2900 BC
Burial
Partially reconstructed around original passage grave.
Hulbjerg Jættestue
Denmark
3000 BC
Passage grave
The grave is concealed by a round barrow on the southern tip of the island.
Maikop kurgans Dolmen Russia Kavkaz Jane
Russia
3000 BC
Tomb
There are numerous tombs, some perhaps originating in the Maikop culture, in the North Caucasus.
Monte d'Accoddi
Italy
2700–2000 BC
Possibly an open-air temple. “A trapezoidal platform on an artificial mound, reached by a sloped causeway.”
Dolmen de Viera
Spain
2000 BC
Tomb
The Dolmen de Viera or Dolmen de los Hermanos Viera is a dolmen—a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb.
Bryn Celli Ddu
Wales
2000 BC
Tomb
Located on the island of Anglesey.
Nuraghe of Santu Antine
Italy
1600 BC
Possibly a fort
The tallest of these megalithic edifices found in Sardinia.
The King's Grave
Sweden
1000 BC
Tomb
Near Kivik is the remains of an unusually grand Nordic Bronze Age double burial.
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Bulgaria
300–400 BC
Tomb
Located near Seutopolis, the capital city of the Thracian king Seuthes III, and part of a large necropolis.