Prehistoric cultures

Age of Empires: DE I - Discussion
1

Had the idea for a mod to introduce people to known prehistoric cultures, such as: Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age, ~10,000 – 6,000 BCE)

Post-glacial hunter-gatherers after the Ice Age:

  • Maglemosian (Northern Europe, c. 9000–6000 BCE)

  • Kongemose (Scandinavia, 6400–5400 BCE)

  • Ertebølle (Denmark, 5400–3900 BCE)

  • Ahrensburgian (Germany, 10,800–9,500 BCE)

  • Sauveterrian (Western Europe)

  • Tardenoisian (Western & Central Europe)

  • Castelnovian (Southern Europe)

  • Kunda and Narva (Baltic)

  • Kukrek, Butmir, Lepenski Vir (Balkans)

  • Volosovo (Russia)

:sheaf_of_rice: Neolithic (New Stone Age, ~7000 – 3000 BCE)

Spread of agriculture and pottery.

Early Neolithic (c. 7000–5000 BCE)

  • Starčevo (Balkans)

  • Körös–Criș (Hungary–Romania)

  • Linear Pottery Culture (LBK) (Central Europe)

  • Impressed Ware / Cardium Ware (Mediterranean coast)

  • Bug–Dniester (Ukraine)

  • Dnieper–Donets (Eastern Europe)

Middle Neolithic (c. 5000–4000 BCE)

  • Rössen (Germany)

  • Lengyel (Central Europe)

  • Vinca (Balkans)

  • Hinkelstein and Grossgartach

  • Funnelbeaker (TRB) (Northern Europe)

  • Almerian (Iberia)

  • Cucuteni–Trypillia (Romania, Ukraine, Moldova)

  • Michelsberg (Western Germany)

  • Cardial-derived cultures (Italy, Southern France)

Late Neolithic (c. 4000–3000 BCE)

  • Globular Amphora

  • Corded Ware (Battle Axe) (Northern & Central Europe)

  • Beaker (Bell Beaker) (Western & Central Europe)

  • Baden (Carpathian Basin)

  • Remedello, Ozieri, Los Millares (Italy & Iberia)

  • Windmill Hill, Abingdon, Grooved Ware (Britain)

  • Megalithic cultures (Atlantic façade)

  • Tripolye late phase (Eastern Europe)

:hammer_and_pick: Chalcolithic / Copper Age (~3500 – 2500 BCE)

  • Baden (Central Europe)

  • Vučedol (Balkans)

  • Los Millares (Iberia)

  • Remedello (Italy)

  • Tiszapolgár (Hungary)

  • Varna (Bulgaria, early gold artifacts)

  • Yamnaya (Pontic Steppe)

  • Maykop (North Caucasus)

  • Catacomb (Ukraine–Russia)

  • Boleraz, Coțofeni, Cernavodă (Balkans)

:crossed_swords: Bronze Age (~2500 – 1000 BCE)

Early Bronze Age

  • Bell Beaker (transitional)

  • Unetice (Central Europe)

  • El Argar (Spain)

  • Minoan (Crete)

  • Wessex (Britain)

  • Kura–Araxes (Caucasus)

Middle Bronze Age

  • Tumulus Culture (Central Europe)

  • Mycenaean (Greece)

  • Terramare (Italy)

  • Nordic Bronze Age (Scandinavia)

  • Atlantic Bronze Age (Western Europe)

  • Trzciniec (Eastern Europe)

Late Bronze Age

  • Urnfield (Central Europe)

  • Pannonian, Knovíz, Lusatian (Central/Eastern Europe)

  • Villanovan proto-culture (Italy)

  • Nuragic (Sardinia)

  • Cogotas I (Spain)

It would cover the 4 main ages above and not need to be super accurate as it’s just an intro. You’d start as one and end up as one of the others based on options you chose. The above listed are European and listed by ChatGPT (so there’s obviously others). Chalcolithic architecture can just be an aged version of Tool age architecture. Could be called “Age of Prehistory” or something.