The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Baltic peoples arrived in the area during the second millennium BC, and four distinct tri
Baltic bronze necklace from the village of Aizkraukle, Latvia, dating to 12th century AD now in the British Museum.
Comb pottery example from Estonia, 4000–2000 BC
Āraiši lake fortress (reconstruction) dates back to the late Iron Age
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It bo
Turaida Castle near Sigulda, built in 1214 under Albert of Riga
Latvians national rally in Dundaga in 1905
Jānis Čakste (1859–1927), the first president of Latvia
Red Army troops enter Riga (1940)