List of archaeological periods (Northern Europe)

The following is a refined listing of Northern European archaeological periods, expanded from the basic three-age system with finer subdivisions and extension into the modern historical period.

Stone Age (to 1500 BCE)	Palaeolithic (to 8000 BCE)		?
	Mesolithic (8000 BCE – 3000 BCE)		?
	Neolithic (3000 BCE – 1500 BCE)		?
Bronze age (1500 BCE – 400 BCE)	(?)		?
Iron age (400 BCE – 800)	Pre-Roman Iron Age		400 BCE – 0
	Roman Iron Age		0 – 400 CE
	Germanic Iron Age		400 CE – 800 CE
Viking Age (800 – 1066)			800 – 1066
Medieval (1066 – c. 1500)			1066 – c. 1500
Post-medieval (c. 1500 – c. 1800)			c. 1500 – c. 1800
Industrial/Modern (c. 1800) – present)	Industrial period		c. 1800 – 1917
	Modern period		1917 – current

See also

• List of archaeological periods – parent page

References