IN CONTEXT
Paleolithic culture
c.45,000 years ago Modern humans arrive in Europe.
c.40,000 years ago The earliest currently known examples of art in Europe are made, such as the sculpture of the Lion Man of Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany.
c.26,000 years ago A triple burial is carried out at Dolní Věstonice, in the Czech Republic.
c.23,500 years ago The Arene Candide “prince” is buried in Italy, richly adorned with dentalium shell jewelry.
c.18,000 years ago The last Ice Age reaches its height.
The Altamira cave complex, near Santander on the northern coast of Spain, comprises a series of passages and chambers extending for nearly 984ft (300m) ...
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