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• PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE —    The earliest known architecture in human history is found in the prehistoric period called the Upper Paleolithic Age, which dates from around 40,000 BC to around 7000 BC. While earlier humans lived in Africa and Asia, the receding Ice Age and… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Prehistoric Britain — was a period in the human occupation of Great Britain that was the later part of prehistory, conventionally ending with the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, though some historical information is available about Britain before this. The period… …   Wikipedia

• Prehistoric Orkney — refers to a period in the human occupation of the Orkney archipelago of Scotland that was the latter part of these islands prehistory. The period of prehistory prior to occupation by the genus Homo is part of the geology of Scotland. Although… …   Wikipedia

• architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …   Universalium

• Prehistoric art — Ceramic stirrup spout vessel representing a crustacean. Moche Culture, Peru, 100 BCE to 700 CE …   Wikipedia

• Prehistoric Beifudi site — The Prehistoric Beifudi site (北福地) near Yixian in Hebei Province, China, is the excavation of a recently discovered prehistoric Neolithic village that Chinese archaeologists say is one of the most important sites found so far. The site, an area… …   Wikipedia

• Architecture of Norway — Storage …   Wikipedia

• ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTS — Archaeology has provided information about Israelite architectural practices from the 10th to 6th centuries B.C.E., and to Jewish styles of building and decoration from the late Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.E.) and later. In Antiquity The… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Architecture of Provence — The Architecture of Provence includes a rich collection of monuments from the Roman Empire; Cistercian monasteries from the Romanesque Period, medieval palaces and churches; fortifications from the time of Louis XIV, as well as numerous hilltop… …   Wikipedia

• Prehistoric Cyprus — History of Cyprus This article is part of a series Timeline …   Wikipedia

• Prehistoric Southwestern Cultural Divisions — The American Southwest has long been occupied by hunter/gatherers and agricultural people. This area, identified with the current states of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada, and areas of northern Mexico, has seen successive… …   Wikipedia