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Atapuerca (Spain)
The Sierra de Atapuerca is an ancient karst topography region of Spain, where several caves are located with evidence of very old occupations.
The Sierra de Atapuerca is an ancient karst topography region of Spain, where several caves are located with evidence of very old occupations.
Atchana (Syria)
The tell site of Atchana was an Early to Late Bronze Age trading center in Syria.
The tell site of Atchana was an Early to Late Bronze Age trading center in Syria.
Athabaskan
The Athabaskans were late prehistoric and historic period peoples of the American southwest, considered ancestral to the Navajo and Apache and other modern groups.
The Athabaskans were late prehistoric and historic period peoples of the American southwest, considered ancestral to the Navajo and Apache and other modern groups.
Athens (Greece)
Surely among the most well known of archaeological sites, the ancient capital of the Greek civilization Athens was first occupied during the Neolithic period.
Surely among the most well known of archaeological sites, the ancient capital of the Greek civilization Athens was first occupied during the Neolithic period.
Atlantis
Atlantis is a fictional kingdom described by Plato in two of his dialogues, Timaeus and Critias.
Atlantis is a fictional kingdom described by Plato in two of his dialogues, Timaeus and Critias.
Atlatl
The atlatl is a sophisticated combination hunting tool or weapon, formed out of a short dart with a point socketed into a longer shaft.
The atlatl is a sophisticated combination hunting tool or weapon, formed out of a short dart with a point socketed into a longer shaft.
Aurignacian Period
The Aurignacian period (40,000 to 28,000 years ago) is an Upper Paleolithic stone tool tradition
The Aurignacian period (40,000 to 28,000 years ago) is an Upper Paleolithic stone tool tradition
Australopithecus
Australopithecus is one of several species of hominins who may or may not be Homo sapiens direct ancestor.
Australopithecus is one of several species of hominins who may or may not be Homo sapiens direct ancestor.
Avar Culture
The Avar culture is the name given to Slavic nomads living near the Danube River basin from the 6th through 9th centuries AD.
The Avar culture is the name given to Slavic nomads living near the Danube River basin from the 6th through 9th centuries AD.
Avebury (United Kingdom)
Avebury is an ancient megalithic site, dated to the Late Neolithic period and located in in central south England.
Avebury is an ancient megalithic site, dated to the Late Neolithic period and located in in central south England.
Axe
An axe is a stone wood working tool, used as modern day axes are, to cut down trees, horizontally slicing through the wood.
An axe is a stone wood working tool, used as modern day axes are, to cut down trees, horizontally slicing through the wood.
Axumite Civilization
The Axumite civilization is a Coptic pre-Christian state in Ethiopia, from about AD 100-800.
The Axumite civilization is a Coptic pre-Christian state in Ethiopia, from about AD 100-800.
Aymara Culture
The Aymara are a modern cultural group of the Andes in Peru, and the descendants of the Tiwanaku Empire in the Lake Titicaca region of Bolivia and Peru (400-1500 AD).
The Aymara are a modern cultural group of the Andes in Peru, and the descendants of the Tiwanaku Empire in the Lake Titicaca region of Bolivia and Peru (400-1500 AD).
Aztalan (USA)
Aztalan is a large Mississippian site located near Lake Mills in the state of Wisconsin of the midwestern USA.
Aztalan is a large Mississippian site located near Lake Mills in the state of Wisconsin of the midwestern USA.
Aztec Civilization
The Aztec civilization is the collective name given to seven Chichimec tribes of northern Mexico
The Aztec civilization is the collective name given to seven Chichimec tribes of northern Mexico