Prehistory
There are 280 items in Prehistory:
Scythians / Sacae
"Scythians" (Greek Σκύθαι) and "Sacae" (Old Persian Sakâ): two renderings of Skudat ("archers"?), the name of the nomads of the Central Asian plains. …Scythopolis (Beth Shean)
Beth Shean (Hebrew בֵּית שְׁאָן): Bronze Age, Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine city in Galilee. In Greek, it was called Scythopolis (Σκυθόπολις).Bronze Age …
Seriation of Bronze Age axes |
Sétif, Musée national d'archéologie
Excellent museum, ranging from Prehistory through the Numidian, Roman, Byzantine, and Medieval periods to early modern ethnography. Friendly staff. The Bacchus Mosaic is absolutely splendid and worth a detour. …
Shengavit, General view |
Shengavit, Idol |
Shengavit, Idol |
Shengavit, Round structure |
Shengavit, Sanctuary |
Sicily
Sicily: large and rich island opposite the Italian mainland. In Antiquity, it was settled by Phoenicians and Greeks, and contested by the Carthaginians, Romans, Ostrogoths, and Byzantines.Articles on Sicily Prehistory Polybius' decription of the Sicilian topography Homer on the Cyclops Colonization Thucydides on the colonization Polyaenus…Sicily (1)
Sicily: large and rich island opposite the Italian mainland. In Antiquity, it was settled by Phoenicians and Greeks, and contested by the Carthaginians, Romans, Ostrogoths, and Byzantines.Prehistory …Sidon (1)
Sidon (Hebrew: צִידוֹן, Ṣîdôn; Greek: Σιδών): port in Phoenicia, modern Ṣaydā.Bronze Age Sidon-Dakerman, Middle Bronze jar Situated on a promontory halfway between…