Prehistory
There are 280 items in Prehistory:
![]() Rhagae, Dancers on a piece of pottery |
![]() Rheineck, Winged Axe |
Riyad, King Saud University Collection
Collection of the archaeological department of the King Saud University, with finds from a/o Dedan and Hegra. There are 22 items in Riyad, King Saud University Collection: …Riyad, National Museum
Part of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center. Collection of Prehistorical archaeology, especially Iron Age (Tayma, Dedan etc.). Roman finds from Hegra (cf. Incense Route). Islamic art, handicrafts, history of Saudi Arabia. …Rome, Antiquarium del Palatino
Large collection of finds, mostly from the imperial palaces on the Palatine, but also from the Iron Age. There are 13 items in Rome, Antiquarium del Palatino: …Rome, Antiquarium Forense
Collection of finds from the Forum Romanum.Samarkand, Archaeological Museum of Afrosiab
Situated on the edge of the Afrosiab excavations in Samarkand (ancient Maracanda), this museum has archaeological finds documenting Prehistory, the Sogdian age, the Hellenistic period, the Kushans, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, and (on the second floor) the Middle Ages. The room…
![]() Sanli Urfa, Prehistoric statue |
Şanlı Urfa Müzesi
The main objects in the archaeological museum of Şanlı Urfa are the finds from Göbekli Tepe and similar prehistorical sites. There's also a collection with objects from Roman Edessa and its surroundings, and a room dedicated to the Middle Ages…
![]() Sarasău, Gold hoard (Late Bronze) |
![]() Scânteia, Bowl on a pedestal (Cucuteni A culture) |
Scythian Dacia
Dacia: country north of the Lower Danube, more or less identical to modern Romania. It experienced influences from the Thracians, Scythians (below), Greeks, and Celts and became a powerful kingdom, added as a province to the Roman Empire, abandoned to…