Frameworks for Europe's past. Geography and environment -- Geology -- Past climate -- Raw materials -- Time and chronology -- A very short history of European archaeology -- The first Europeans. Early Europeans -- Atapuerca, Spain, 1.3 million years ago -- Boxgrove, England, 500,000 years ago -- Schöningen, Germany, 400,000 years ago -- Neanderthals -- Krapina, Serbia, 130,000 years ago -- Salzgitter-Lebenstedt, Germany, 55,000 years ago -- El Sidrón, Spain, 43,000 years ago -- Grotte du Renne, France, 40,000 years ago -- Vindija Cave, Croatia, 34,000 years ago -- Ancient DNA -- Neanderthal diet -- Some reflections -- The creative explosion. Origin and spread of modern humans -- The Upper Paleolithic -- Pestera cu Oase, Romania, 40,000 years ago -- Grotte Chauvet, France, 32,000 years ago -- Grande Grotte, Arcy-sur-Cure, France, 32,000 years ago -- Dolní Věstonice, Czech Republic 27,500 years ago -- Grotte de la Vache, France, 14,000 years ago -- Gönnersdorf, Germany, 11,500 years ago -- Pincevent, France, 12,000 years ago -- Doggerland, North Sea, 11,000 BC -- The last hunters -- Franchthi Cave, Greece, 9000 BC -- Mount Sandel, Ireland, 7000 BC -- Moita do Sebastião, Portugal, 6000 BC -- Polderweg, Netherlands 5500 BC -- Tybrind Vig, Denmark, 5000 BC -- Vedbæk, Denmark, 5000 BC -- Rock art : Vingen, Norway, 5000 BC -- Some reflections --

The first farmers. The origins and spread of agriculture -- Neolithic Cyprus -- Shillourokambos, Cyprus, 8200 BC -- Asprokremnos, Cyprus, 8800 BC -- Nea Nikomedeia, Greece, 6200 BC -- Lepenski Vir, Serbia, 6200 BC -- Vinča, Serbia, 5500 BC -- Rudna Glava, Serbia, 5000 BC -- Varna, Bulgaria, 4500 BC -- Passo di Corvo, Italy, 6000 BC -- Linearbandkeramik -- Vaihingen, Germany, 5300 BC -- Polished flint axes -- Spiennes, Belgium, 4400 BC -- La Draga, Spain, 5000 BC -- Arbon-Bleiche 3, Switzerland, 3384 BC -- Ötzi, Italy, 3300 BC -- The megaliths of Western Europe -- Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, 3200 BC -- Stonehenge, England, 3100 BC -- Newgrange, Ireland, 3100 BC -- Los Millares, Spain, 3200 BC -- Hal Saflieni, Malta, 3600 BC -- Rock art : Barranco de la Valtort, Spain, 5500 BC -- Some reflections -- Bronze Age warriors. The rise of metals -- The Bronze Age in the Aegean -- Knossos, Crete, Greece, 3000 BC -- Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece, 1626 BC -- Mykene, Greece, 1600 BC -- Uluburun, Turkey, 1300 BC -- The Bronze Age north of the Alps -- Bell beaker -- The Indo-Europeans -- Amesbury Archer, England, 2470 BC -- Poggiomarino, Italy, 1600 BC -- Croce del Papa, Italy, 2150 BC -- Nebra, Germany, 1600 BC -- Bronze Age finds -- Su Nuraxi di Barumini, Sardinia, Italy, 1800 BC -- Borum Eshøj, Denmark, 1350 BC -- Bredarör, Sweden, 1000 BC -- Salcombe, England, 1000 BC -- Flag Fen, England, 1350 BC -- Rock art : Tanum, Sweden, 1500 BC -- Some reflections --

Centers of power, weapons of iron. At the edge of history

The Celts

The Germans

The Scythians

Making iron

Biskupin, Poland, 738 BC

The Etruscans

Necropoli della Banditaccia, Italy, 650 BC

Hallstatt, Austria, 800 BC

Hochdorf, Germany, 530 BC

Vix, France, 480 BC

Danebury, England, 550 BC

Grauballe, Denmark, 300 BC

Manching, Germany, 300 BC

Maiden Castle, England, 43 BC

Gournay-sur-Aronde, Ribemont-sur-Ancre, France, 260 BC

Celtic religion

Some reflections

Past and present : lessons from prehistoric Europe. Europe before Rome

Significance

Relevance

Preservation

Appreciation.