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The Lhedwinic Isles became ice-free around 12 millennia BCE, at the end of the last ice age. Ancient migrations onto the Isles have come via two routes: along the north Asuran and northwest Cataian coasts. The first settlements came in the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods. The earliest evidence of human presence dates back to roughly 11,000 BCE in Crylante, and in Aenyos and Glanodel in 10,500 BC. | <!--The Lhedwinic Isles became ice-free around 12 millennia BCE, at the end of the last ice age. Ancient migrations onto the Isles have come via two routes: along the north Asuran and northwest Cataian coasts. The first settlements came in the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods. The earliest evidence of human presence dates back to roughly 11,000 BCE in Crylante, and in Aenyos and Glanodel in 10,500 BC. | ||
The Lhedwinic Stone Age began at that time with, Upper Paleolithic cultures, giving way to the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers by the 7th millennium BC. The Neolithic stage is marked by the Funnelbeaker culture (4000–2700 BC). They were later followed by the Pitted Ware culture (3200 – 2300 BCE), notable for their pottery, which is the primary source of archaeological research. | The Lhedwinic Stone Age began at that time with, Upper Paleolithic cultures, giving way to the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers by the 7th millennium BC. The Neolithic stage is marked by the Funnelbeaker culture (4000–2700 BC). They were later followed by the Pitted Ware culture (3200 – 2300 BCE), notable for their pottery, which is the primary source of archaeological research. | ||
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===Mesolithic=== | ===Mesolithic=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Mesolithic flint implement (FindID 732876).jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Dated to around 3000 BCE, these Neolithic flint sickle blades are currently on display in the Heritage Building in Vænholm, Glanodel. Each one was taken from three different locations throughout Lhedwin.]]During the 5th millennium BCE, the local cultures took up pottery from the more advanced cultures to the south, whose members had long cultivated the land and kept animals. About 4000 BC South Lhedwin became part of the Funnelbeaker culture (4000–2700 BC), a culture that originated in central Asura and slowly advanced upward via trade. These tribes have been named for their characteristic ceramics, beakers, and amphorae with funnel-shaped tops, which were found in {{wp|dolmen}} burials. Tribes along the southeastern coasts of the modern nations of Crylante, Glanodel, and Navack learned new technologies that became the Pitted Ware culture (3200 BC – 2300 BC). Named for the unique designs of their pottery (horizontal rows of pits pressed into the body of the pot before firing), shards of their {{wp|pottery}} have served as a plentiful source of evidence for archaeological studies. | ||
It is not known what language these early Lhedes spoke. It might have been similar to early Helvianirians or Navorgskan, due to the distribution of the monuments by early megalith builders. Towards the end of the 3rd millennium BC, they were overrun by new groups who many scholars think spoke Proto-Asuran, the Battle-Axe culture. This new culture advanced up to modern Glanodel, and they probably provided the language that was the ancestor of the modern Lhedwinic languages. This new culture was individualistic and patriarchal with the battle axe as a status symbol, and were cattle herders. However, soon a new invention would arrive, that would usher in a time of cultural advance in Lhedwin, the Bronze Age. | It is not known what language these early Lhedes spoke. It might have been similar to early Helvianirians or Navorgskan, due to the distribution of the monuments by early megalith builders. Towards the end of the 3rd millennium BC, they were overrun by new groups who many scholars think spoke Proto-Asuran, the Battle-Axe culture. This new culture advanced up to modern Glanodel, and they probably provided the language that was the ancestor of the modern Lhedwinic languages. This new culture was individualistic and patriarchal with the battle axe as a status symbol, and were cattle herders. However, soon a new invention would arrive, that would usher in a time of cultural advance in Lhedwin, the Bronze Age. | ||
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''Related article: [[Dalish people]]'' | ''Related article: [[Dalish people]]'' | ||
[[File: | [[File:Tollundmanden_i_Silkeborgmuseet.JPG|250px|thumbnail|right|A bog body on display in the Heritage Building in Vænholm, Glanodel, believed to be the remains of a human sacrifice.]]The first millennium BCE saw increased immigration from mainland Asura, resulting in the establishment of Lhedwinic languages in the islands, though much of Lhedwin still existed on the periphery of the literate world. What languages were spoken on the islands before is unknown. With the exception of the passing references to the Dalish culture (precursor to the Glanish culture) and [other nations], much of Lhedwin remained unrecorded by Asuran authors. | ||
Around 750 BCE {{wp|ironwork|iron working}} techniques reached Lhedwin. Iron was stronger and more plentiful than bronze, and its introduction marks the beginning of the Iron Age in Lhedwin. Iron working led to numerous improvements in many aspects of life, such as iron tipped ploughs and iron axes, both of which led to increases in agricultural efficiency. There was a landscape of arable, pasture and managed woodland. There were many enclosed settlements and land ownership was important. Iron tools become the most widespread in Lhedwin around the middle of the 5th century BCE. | Around 750 BCE {{wp|ironwork|iron working}} techniques reached Lhedwin. Iron was stronger and more plentiful than bronze, and its introduction marks the beginning of the Iron Age in Lhedwin. Iron working led to numerous improvements in many aspects of life, such as iron tipped ploughs and iron axes, both of which led to increases in agricultural efficiency. There was a landscape of arable, pasture and managed woodland. There were many enclosed settlements and land ownership was important. Iron tools become the most widespread in Lhedwin around the middle of the 5th century BCE. | ||
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Though not all of the early Lhedwinic tribal cultures were conquered by invading Fiorentine armies, most tribes still sustained continued contact with the culture and military presence of the [[Fiorentine Empire]]. Throughout Lhedwin, there was a great import of goods, such as coins, bronze images, glass beakers, enameled buckles, weapons, etc. Moreover, the style of metal objects and clay vessels was markedly Fiorentine. There are also many bog bodies from this time in Crylante. Together with the bodies, there are weapons, household wares and clothes of wool. Great ships made for rowing have been found from the 4th century in Glanodel. Many were buried without burning, but the burning tradition later regained its popularity. | Though not all of the early Lhedwinic tribal cultures were conquered by invading Fiorentine armies, most tribes still sustained continued contact with the culture and military presence of the [[Fiorentine Empire]]. Throughout Lhedwin, there was a great import of goods, such as coins, bronze images, glass beakers, enameled buckles, weapons, etc. Moreover, the style of metal objects and clay vessels was markedly Fiorentine. There are also many bog bodies from this time in Crylante. Together with the bodies, there are weapons, household wares and clothes of wool. Great ships made for rowing have been found from the 4th century in Glanodel. Many were buried without burning, but the burning tradition later regained its popularity. | ||
The period succeeding the fall of the Fiorentine Empire is known as the Northern Iron Age, which saw the emergence of the Dovahkiin culture in the modern region of Glanodel, among others. During the fall of the Empire, there was an abundance of gold that flowed into Lhedwin, and there are excellent works in gold from this period. Gold was used to make scabbard mountings and {{wp|bracteate|bracteates}}. After the Empire had disappeared, gold became scarce and Lhedes began to make objects of gilded bronze, with decorations of interlacing animals in Lhedwinic styles. It was also during this period that the dominant, Lhedwinic religion first emerged, [[Trúathi]]. | The period succeeding the fall of the Fiorentine Empire is known as the Northern Iron Age, which saw the emergence of the Dovahkiin culture in the modern region of Glanodel, among others. During the fall of the Empire, there was an abundance of gold that flowed into Lhedwin, and there are excellent works in gold from this period. Gold was used to make scabbard mountings and {{wp|bracteate|bracteates}}. After the Empire had disappeared, gold became scarce and Lhedes began to make objects of gilded bronze, with decorations of interlacing animals in Lhedwinic styles. It was also during this period that the dominant, Lhedwinic religion first emerged, [[Trúathi]].--> | ||
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