Where did the Ostrogoths come from?
Crimea, on the shores of the Black Sea The Ostrogoths, like the Visigoths, were originally Indo-European. We first hear of them when they are living in Poland around 100 BC. [...]
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Iron Age in northern Europe
Vix crater: a large bronze jar for mixing wine made in Greece and found in a rich woman's tomb in central France (ca. 500 BC) - Iron Age Europe Settlers [...]
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Stone Age in northern Europe
Danube river The first modern humans, the Cro-Magnons, probably walked into Northern Europe from Central Asia around 45,000 years ago. Some followed the fish along the Mediterranean coastline to Greece, [...]
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Who were the Illyrians?
Red arrow shows where Hallstatt is - later the center of the Illyrians ' power. Salt-mining in Central Europe About 5000 BC, not long before the end of the Stone [...]
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Bronze Age in northern Europe
Bell beakers (ca. 2000 BC) The Yamnaya invade Europe About 3000 BC, a new wave of Central Asian people migrated west into northern Europe; these were the Indo-Europeans. We also [...]
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Early European economy – northern Europe
Abrigo del Ciervo, Spain, ca. 6000 BC: Early European economy Hunting and gathering The first people in Europe lived by hunting and gathering; they probably had both dogs and bows [...]
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When did people learn to swim?
African swimming (Gilf Kebir cave, Libya, ca. 8000 BC) Many animals can swim. Probably people have always been able to swim too. The very earliest human people lived along the [...]
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History of games: What kind of games?
History of games: Egyptian girls playing a piggyback ball toss game What were the first games? There have been toys and games since before there were people; even young chimpanzees [...]
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Gambling games and dolls – History of games
Gambling games: Greek girls playing knucklebones (ca. 200 BC, now in British Museum) People loved to gamble Gambling games were very popular all over the world from as early as [...]
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When was backgammon invented?
Royal Game of Ur (2600 BC; British Museum) Backgammon's from older board games Backgammon is descended from much older board games from Africa and West Asia like Senet and Tabula [...]
