Major Periods: Prehistoric to Third Century


Stone Age to Iron Age
The Three Age system was developed by Christian Jürgensen Thomsen in 1836. Includes Neolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic phases of the Stone Age and Bronze and Iron Age periods. Covers all but Western Hemisphere.
Periods: 9

Ancient Near Eastern
Periods: 16

Egyptian (ancient)
Periods: 26

Greek, Etruscan and Roman
Periods: 14

Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenean
Periods: 12