Prehistoric Iberia
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Prehistory in the Iberian peninsula begins with the arrival of the first Homo genus representatives from Africa, which may range from c. 1.5 million years ago to c. 1.25 Ma ago, depending on the datin
Paleolithic cave art
Altamira Cave ceiling
Paleolithic sculpture
Chimiachas rock painting
Bell Beaker culture
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The Bell Beaker culture, also known as the Bell Beaker complex or Bell Beaker phenomenon, is an archaeological culture named after the inverted-bell beaker drinking vessel used at the beginning of the
Prehistoric Iberia
…the Baltic and ivory and ostrich-egg products from Northern Africa. A notable example in that regard is the Ivory Lady from Tholos de Montelirio. The Bell Beaker culture was present in Iberia during the Chalcolithic. Gordon Childe interpreted the presence of its characteristic artefact as the intrusion of "missionaries…
Distribution of the area of influence of the Bell Beaker culture
Bell Beaker artefacts from Spain: ceramics, metal daggers, axe and javelin points, stone wristguards and arrowheads
Reconstruction of a Bell Beaker burial, Spain.
Corded Ware, Yamnaya and Sintashta cultures