The investigation of past cultures of the region of Europe through the study and scientific analysis of material remains (i.e., osteological, artifactual, architectural, etc.).
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- FlintSource Searchable database of samples of flint and similar materials collected by Rengert Elburg and Paul van der Kroft in Central Europe. Search by location or type.
- Yahoo Groups: European Archaeology Moderated discussion group for European prehistoric and historic archaeology.
- Valetta Convention The European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (Revised), signed at Valetta, 16.1.1992. Full text from the Council of Europe.
- European Rock Art and Petroglyphs (EURA) Rock Art in Europe and in the Alps, one of the best way to understand prehistoric conceptuality. Includes, articles and many links.
- Archaeological Records of Europe Networked Access - ARENA Concerned with conservation and presentation of the European archaeological heritage through new information technologies. Partners, resources, activities, conferences and objectives.
- Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and Politics in the National Museums of the ex-Yugoslavia The conversion of the ex-republics of Yugoslavia into new nations has launched the creation of basic state institutions in each country. National museums are one institution recreated in this process.
- Oikos Illustrations of artefacts dating from the first 16 centuries of the modern era from England, Greece and Portugal. Hosted by Oxfordshire County Council.
- Jared Diamond on the Indo-European Expansion Provides a summary of the case for an Indo-European expansion covering the last 5000 years.
- Antiquity: Start of the Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in North-West Europe Article by Jim Innes, Jeff Blackford and Peter Rowley-Conwy about the palynological evidence that demonstrates how changes in ecological and economic impacts may well accompany significant culture change.
- Bodies of the Bogs An illustrated feature from Archaeology on the remains of many hundreds of people which have come to light during peat cutting in northwestern Europe.