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Explore an introduction to European archaeology

On 3 October 1990, German unification was achieved, effectively transforming the future of European integration.

Learn about the psychoactive plants and fungi.

Learn about a peaceful revolution: the August 1980 shipyard strike in Poland.

Art Nouveau movement spread to the Danube region from the Western European countries at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Decorations and technical advances in architecture, interior, and graphic design, scenography, music, and fashion are admired …

Textiles were naturally used for clothing as well as for decorating the walls of some houses but were, above all, a valuable commodity. Considered important assets, signs of financial affluence, they were greatly prized as gifts in diplomatic exchange and…

Archaeologists use various tools: from trowels to wheelbarrows to even toothbrushes. The excavations need to be also documented: traditional methods include diaries, sketches & photos. While tacheometers, georadars, laserscanners can be used to detect…

Variety of styles, material & periods. The creation and use of jewellery or types of personal adornment has been a part of human expression since prehistoric times. It has been used to express wealth, status or to function as an amulet or a gift t…