Slovene communities in South America refer to groups of people of Slovene ancestry living in various countries of South America. The first Slovenes arrived in South America in the late 19th and early
Slovene Argentines in Buenos Aires on Immigrant Day 2011.
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The history of Slovenia chronicles the period of the Slovenian territory from the 5th century BC to the present. In the Early Bronze Age, Proto-Illyrian tribes settled an area stretching from present-
Slovene communities in South America
…mainly in Buenos Aires, Rosario, Córdoba, and Paraná, while the second wave, which arrived after World War II, consisted of immigrants escaping from communist persecution in Slovenia. Many of these immigrants settled in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Floresta and the city of Berisso. Slovene Argentines have maintained strong ties…
A pierced cave bear bone, possibly a flute made by Neanderthals dating to the Late Pleistocene
The Ljubljana Marshes Wheel, dating to the Neolithic period, is the oldest wooden wheel yet discovered.
Gold appliqués, Urnfield culture, c. 1200 BC.
Bronze breastplate, Hallstatt culture, 600 BC