Prehistoric Estonia
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Prehistoric Estonia refers to the era before written records in the region of present-day Estonia, characterized by early human settlement, hunter-gatherer and later agrarian communities, and the development of distinct Finno-Ugric cultures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ancient Estonia | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
prehistory of a country ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsBefore | 13th century CE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture |
Comb Ceramic culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corded Ware culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunda culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Narva culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarand grave culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Textile Ceramic culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBurialPractice |
cremation burials
ⓘ
stone-cist graves ⓘ tarand graves ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Finno-Ugric cultures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uralic-speaking populations ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBase |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
early agriculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ hunter-gatherer subsistence ⓘ |
| hasEndInPeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
Baltic Sea coastal zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boreal forest ⓘ post-glacial landscapes ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOfHumanPresenceFrom |
Late Paleolithic
ⓘ
around 11000 BCE ⓘ |
| hasKeySite |
Asva settlement and hillfort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iru hillfort area NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunda Lammasmäe site NERFINISHED ⓘ Narva River sites ⓘ Pulli settlement site NERFINISHED ⓘ Ridala sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorPhase |
Bronze Age in Estonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age in Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesolithic period in Estonia ⓘ Neolithic period in Estonia ⓘ |
| hasPopulationContinuityWith | medieval Estonian population ⓘ |
| hasPopulationOrigin | post-glacial hunter-gatherer groups ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
hillforts
ⓘ
permanent villages ⓘ seasonal camps ⓘ |
| hasStartInPeriod | Paleolithic ⓘ |
| hasTechnologicalFeature |
bronze metallurgy
ⓘ
ceramic production ⓘ iron metallurgy ⓘ stone tool technology ⓘ |
| isStudiedBy |
archaeology
ⓘ
paleoecology ⓘ paleogenetics ⓘ |
| precedes | History of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ancient Estonia