Three archeological ages (3.4 Mo – 0I)

Three archeological ages (see Wikipedia)
The three-age system is the periodization of human prehistory into three consecutive time periods,
named for their respective predominant tool-making
technologies. I summarize for my own use the most relevant
attributes. The dates are indicative, they can vary thousands of years
depending on region and authors. I have only included cultures
that are of interest to me.

• 
  Stone Age
  (3.4 Mo – [6’000-2500] ). Transition is smelt copper but not bronze.
  
  
  • 
    Lower
    Paleolithic   – 3 Mo – 300’000 BC
    
    Middle
    Paleolithic  –
    300,000 to 30,000 BC (Acheulean
    1.76 Mo – 130’000), Mousterian
    (160’000-40’000),
    Neanderthal (Achelean then
    Mousterian)
    Venus (SP))
    
    
    Upper Paleolithic    –
    50’000-10’000 (–
    
    
    35,000 to 29,000 years ago :
    Aurignacian (Cro-Magnons)
    
    
    and
    
    Gravettian culture
    – 29,000 to 22,000 years ago), Chauvet Cave,
    Magdalenian (Neuchâtel),
    
    (Peștera cu Oase, 39.5±2.5 ka),
    
    
    Peștera Muierilor,
    
    
    Muierii and Cioclovina Caves, cave paintings. Venus,
    Rouffignac cave, Lascaux, Font-de-Gaume (groupe de huit), abri du Cap
    Blanc,
    
    Mesolithic : [14’000-11’500] – [8’500-5’500] BC, 
    Sauveterrian culture,  Iron Gates culture, Lepenski Vir, Tardenoisian culture.
    
    Neolithic :  10’000 – [4’500-2’000]  (my selection of
    cultures)
    
    
    
    

    • 
      Maps, Linear Pottery,
      
      See comparative chronology in Wikipedia/Neolithic.
      
      Article about Neolithic Europe
      

    
    
    
    
    
    • 
      Göbekli Tepe
      (11’000 – 8000)
      
      
      Cucuteni-Trypillian culture (5500-2750) (my pictures in RO)
      
      
      Dudesti (no Wikipedia description)
      
      
      Cortaillod
      
      
      Linear Pottery culture
      
      
      Funnelbeaker culture (North (Eastern) Europe, 4300–2800 BC)
      
    
    
    
    
    Eneolithic =Chalcolithic
    :
    
    3500-1700(copper)
    
    
    • 
      
      
      
      
      
      Cernavodă culture I
      
      
      
      
      
      Boian-Marica culture
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      culture of Michelsberg
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Baden culture
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Seine-Oise-Marne culture
      
      
      culture of Artenac
      
    
    
    
    • 
      
      
      Corded Ware culture (North/Eastern
      Europe, 2900–2350)
      
      
      
      
      Bell Beaker
      culture (Central/Western
      Europe, 2900–1800 BC) =
      
    
                  
    Campaniforme,
    Petit-Chasseur
    
    
    
    
    • 
      
      
      
      
      Ötsi
      [3400-3100]
      
    
    
  
  

• 
  Bronze Age
  (3300-1200 BC)
  

 Halstatt A and B (Late Bronze)  12-8th centuries
BC

• 
  Iron Age^{[8] 800-25 en Europe)}
  
           
    Grèce Antique (1200-200 BC)
  

Halstatt C and D (8-6th centuries BC)
         

La Tène (800-25 av JC)