Our prehistoric ancestors

The cave of Hermit - Italy

9999 BCE

The cave of Hermit is a cave dating back to the Upper Paleolithic containing one of the oldest example of prehistoric art in Italy and Europe.The site is located in Calabria, in the village of Papasidero, outside the caves there are several rock carvings. The most important is a graffiti depicting two bovids.

Gobekli Tepe - Turkey

8000 BCE

It is understood that the use of Göbekli Tepe as a cult center continued until around 8,000 BC and was abandoned after these dates and was not used for other or similar purposes.
All these and the monumental architecture revealed in the excavations make the Göbekli Tepe unique and special. In this context, it was nominated by UNESCO for World Heritage.

Çatalhöyük Neolithic City - Turkey

7000 BCE

The Çatalhöyük Neolithic City is located on the South Anatolian Plateau on an area of ​​approximately 14 hectares, which is an important stage in the development of mankind, with the transition to the established social life, the beginning of agriculture and the important social changes and developments such as hunting. In its layers, wall paintings, reliefs, sculptures and other artistic items symbolizing social organization and resident life pass are on the spot.

Hamangia culture - Romania

5000 BCE

The Hamangia culture is a prehistoric archaeological culture of Dobruja (Romania and Bulgaria) between the Danube and the Black Sea.
It contains painted vessels with complex geometrical patterns based on spiral-motifs (the shapes include pots with bulging belly and cylindrical neck, cups or wide bowls) and also pottery figurines which are normally extremely stylized.
Two figurines known as “The Thinker” and “The Sitting woman” are considered masterpieces of prehistoric art.

Rocky hill of Cavour - Italy

4500 BCE

Prehistoric paintings.