Prehistoric greece. Comenius project 2010-12.

1. Stone age in Greece 800.000 – 3.000 Palaeolithic 800.000 – 10.000 Messolithic 10.000 – 6.500 Neolithic 6.500 – 3.000

2. Palaeolithic Greece A. caves B. open-air sites

3. Petralona cave

4. The skull of Petralona ( 600.000 – 200.000)

5. Franchthi cave (30.000 – 3.000)

6. The oldest human skeleton found in Greece in Franchthi (10.000 – 8.000) Vases with painted decoration (Franchthi, Middle Neolithic)

8. Neolithic Greece Permanent settlements

9. The neolithic settlement of Sesclo (6.800-4.400) Building on Sesclo acropolis

10. Ceramic workshop in Sesclo Red clay vase with white painted decoration Stone axes from Sesclo

11. The neolithic acropolis of Dimini (4.800-1.100) Design reconstruction of the acropolis

12. Clay jar from Dimini Arrows from Dimini Jar with incised decoration

13. Idol of sitting woman (middle Neolithic) Man idol (later Neolithic)

14. Woman idol from Sparta (early Neolithic) Woman idol from Creta