Lower Palaeolithic Tautavel Man Stone tools discovered at Lézignan-la-Cèbe in 2009 indicate that early humans were present in France at least 1.57 million years ago. Middle Palaeolithic Restoration of Mousterian Homo neanderthalensis by Charles R. Knight Evidence of cannibalism among Neanderthals found in Neanderthal settlements Moula-Guercy and Les Pradelles.The caves that prove Neanderthals were cannibals Upper Palaeolithic The Bronze Age Early Bronze Age daggers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Bronze necklace from Penne, Tarn - Muséum de Toulouse. The early Bronze Age archeological cultures in France include the transitional Beaker culture (c. 2800–1900 BC), the Tumulus culture (c. 1600-1200 BC) and Urnfield culture (c. 1300-800 BC). Bronze Age sites in Brittany are believed to have grown out of Beaker roots, with some Wessex culture and Unetice culture influence. Some scholars think that the Urnfield culture represents an origin for the Celts as a distinct cultural branch of the Indo-European family (see Proto-Celtic). This culture was preeminent in central Europe during the late Bronze Age; the Urnfield period saw a dramatic increase in population in the region, probably due to innovations in technology and agricultural practices.
Lower Palaeolithic Stone tools discovered at Lézignan-la-Cèbe in 2009 indicate that early humans were present in France at least 1.57 million years ago. Middle Palaeolithic Upper Palaeolithic The Bronze Age Early Bronze Age daggers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |185x185px Bronze cuirasses from Marmesse in France|alt= The early Bronze Age archeological cultures in France include the transitional Beaker culture (c. 2800–1900 BC), the Tumulus culture (c. 1600-1200 BC) and Urnfield culture (c. 1300-800 BC). Bronze Age sites in Brittany are believed to have grown out of Beaker roots, with some Wessex culture and Unetice culture influence. Some scholars think that the Urnfield culture represents an origin for the Celts as a distinct cultural branch of the Indo-European family (see Proto-Celtic). This culture was preeminent in central Europe during the late Bronze Age; the Urnfield period saw a dramatic increase in population in the region, probably due to innovations in technology and agricultural practices.
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Tautavel Man
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Restoration of Mousterian Homo neanderthalensis by Charles R. Knight
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Evidence of cannibalism among Neanderthals found in Neanderthal settlements Moula-Guercy and Les Pradelles.The caves that prove Neanderthals were cannibals
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Bronze necklace from Penne, Tarn - Muséum de Toulouse.
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