Definition: Neolithic period archaeological site near Zurich, Switzerland, where the earliest example of a wheeled vehicle was found (ca. 3400-2850 BC); and the Horgen culture, found primarily in Northern Switzerland and Southwest Germany.

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Archaeology of Switzerland
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Archaeology of the Neolithic Period
The period in the Old World where humans first learned to tend and eventually plant crops is known as the Neolithic period.

Scandinavian Archaeology
Archaeological studies and regions of the far north countries of Scandinavia.

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