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====== Ancient Europe TimeLine 8000BC-1000AD ======

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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.

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