┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ METALS │ │LATER IRON │ │ La Tène Culture Europe 500 B. C.—Roman times│ │ │ │EARLY IRON │ │ Hallstatt Culture Europe 1500–500 B. C. │ │ Orient 1800–1000 B. C. │ │ │ │BRONZE Western and northern Europe 1800–500 B. C. │ │ Orient 3000–2000 B. C. │ │ │ │ │ │ NEOLITHIC │ │LATE NEOLITHIC │ │ COPPER, 3000–2000 B. C. │ │ ENEOLITHIC │ │ │ │TYPICAL NEOLITHIC Swiss lake dwellings, 5000 B. C. │ │ Robenhausian culture │ │ │ │EARLY NEOLITHIC Campignian culture 7000 B. C. │ │ │ │ │ │ UPPER PALEOLITHIC │ │POSTGLACIAL Caves and shelters: │ │ Azilian-Tardenoisian │ │ Nordic-Maglemose 10,000–7000 B. C. │ │ Furfooz-Grenelle race │ │ Proto-Mediterranean race │ │ Magdalenian Cro-Magnon race 16,000–10,000 B. C. │ │ Solutrean Brünn-Předmost 25,000–16,000 B. C. │ │ race Cro-Magnon race │ │ Aurignacian Cro-Magnon race │ │ │ │ │ │ MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC │ │IV. GLACIATION │ │ Würm Mousterian Neanderthal race 50,000–25,000 B. C. │ │ Caves and shelters │ │ │