The prehistory of Southeast Europe, defined roughly as the territory of the wider Southeast Europe covers the period from the Upper Paleolithic, beginning with the presence of Homo sapiens in the area
Aurignacian double edged scraper on blade - 3 views of the same object.
Sculpture found at the archaeological site of Lepenski Vir
The Thinker of Hamangia, Neolithic Hamangia culture (c. 5250-4550 BC)
Artefacts from the Varna necropolis, Bulgaria
Linear A
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Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It was ada
Prehistory of Southeast Europe
…area some 44,000 years ago, until the appearance of the first written records in Classical Antiquity, in Greece. The first written script of Greece was Linear A, an undeciphered script used for writing the Minoan language of Crete, as is the later Cypriot syllabary, which also recorded Greek. After Linear A…
Linear A tablet, Chania Archaeological Museum
The Minoan site of Hagia Triada, where roughly half of the known Linear A inscriptions were excavated.
Linear A tablet from the palace of Zakros, Archeological Museum of Sitia
Linear A inscription at the Museum of Prehistory, in Thera