European Exploration of Africa - Prehistoric Links Between Europe and Africa

Prehistoric Links Between Europe and Africa

The connection between Europe and North Africa is older than recorded history. It seems clear that cultural influences crossed the Mediterranean barrier during the late Palaeolithic and Neolithic ages. Hence, the late Palaeolithic Aterian industry and Capsian culture, both from North Africa, are connected with Europe. Some early Neolithic influences may also have arrived to Europe via North Africa. Additionally, the Megalithic phenomenon of the Chalcolithic period is found on both shores of the Mediterranean.

Read more about this topic:  European Exploration Of Africa

Famous quotes containing the words prehistoric, links, europe and/or africa:

    “Of course
    the New Testament is very small.
    Its mouth opens four times
    as out-of-date as a prehistoric monster,
    yet somehow man-made....”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    “In America the cohesion was a matter of choice and will. But in Europe it was organic.”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    “America is not civil, whilst Africa is barbarous.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)